Example sentences of "[verb] and [vb past] [art] few " in BNC.

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1 Modern plastics and silicones have made pipe connections so easy : no more messing about with tarred hemp and mortar , which inevitably cracked and leaked a few years later .
2 After a moment she felt herself lifted and carried a few paces .
3 Urquhart stopped and turned a few yards ahead of her .
4 Father Kipling stooped and said a few words to them as he passed into the sacristy to vest , and they turned round and looked at Clare .
5 He turned and made a few fast strokes in pursuit , and swam into a current of colder water that snaked across the bay and washed round him .
6 Mr Wogan arrived and had a few words with me — and everybody else — but once again I do n't recall what we talked about .
7 Corbett nodded and pushed a few coins into the purveyor 's slack hands .
8 Gurder 's mouth opened and shut a few times .
9 The girl 's mouth opened and shut a few times .
10 We eased ourselves along the channel out between the rocks to the edge of where the waves were breaking and watched a few big sets roll through .
11 We rang and waited a few minutes , but no one came .
12 After the usual bread and jam left out by Mrs Garfitt , Toby went and played a few games of rounders with the young boys .
13 Nathan laughed and ran a few steps in front of Ari , turning back to bow .
14 The speaker scraped and clicked a few more times , but after half a minute of no reply the phone was rehooked .
15 He swayed and teetered a few times , and there were gasps from the onlookers .
16 Many of the prisoners smiled and exchanged a few words either directly with the governor or with people in our party .
17 As you know , Joe has always carried a pound or two more than was absolutely necessary and he smoked and drank a few glasses of beer at the end of the day and , as he says , ‘ it all adds up ’ .
18 I coughed and spluttered and gagged a few times , then fell back into Jamie 's arms , bringing my legs up to my chin to ease the ache in my stomach muscles .
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