Example sentences of "[adv] i [vb past] a [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On I had a half day on Wednesday |
| 2 | And he said not at all , not at all and I said well I do want the people to know that , you know we , although we tribute to of the lost lives in the two World Wars , we are now striving for peace and so I wound a few white poppies . |
| 3 | So I missed a few Playbuses . |
| 4 | ‘ Soon I thought I might as well try to get into a band and so I answered a few ads in Melody Maker and joined a few bands . |
| 5 | I had a huge living room that needed repainting and so I invited a few friends along , asked them to bring a paint-brush each and I supplied the food and drink . |
| 6 | Finally I took a few ends of each colour ( I had n't got much to deal with ) and knitted pieces about twenty stitches by twenty rows , clipped them all together and sent them in with my resignation . |
| 7 | To warm myself up I did a few tried and tested jokes , ‘ You do n't have a vase ? ’ being my oldest and most standard one . |
| 8 | When they fished me out I made a few phone calls , |
| 9 | Well , even I got a few laughs from their replies to that one . |
| 10 | ‘ Even I gave a half cheer when I heard that , ’ declares Pamela . |
| 11 | They have a very special significance , and how I wish I had known how to press flowers when I was given my first red roses by my husband , but unfortunately I learnt a few years too late ! |
| 12 | And then I met a few . |
| 13 | I put my photos up and then I had a little rest . |
| 14 | So then I spent a few hours quietly relaxing , until finally Posi reached the rendezvous point , reduced speed and gave the ’ spacecraft sighted ’ warning . |
| 15 | Sometimes I understood a few words or phrases ( ‘ Japaner nicht gut ’ , ‘ Demokratie ’ ) but on the whole it was a hopeless conversation just because he so badly wanted to get his meaning across to me . |
| 16 | At least I gathered a few facts , which drifted down like leaves amid the mellow August of his talk . |
| 17 | ‘ That 's when I thought a little research might be in order . |