Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] a few [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | What , please , is so terrible about bringing a few letters ? |
2 | He watched his dejected figure walk past him into the cottage and , after allowing a few minutes to elapse , followed him in and discovered him sitting at the table in the living room , his bag of apples and sandwich lying untouched . |
3 | After driving a few miles along what seemed an endless avenue of poplars we crossed the Taro , at this time of year a dry riverbed , by a long bridge with marble statues of reclining river gods and goddesses at either end . |
4 | After swimming a few lengths of the pool , she turned and floated on her back , enjoying the warmth of the sun on her half-submerged body , listening to the splashing of the other swimmers , their laughing voices , the harsh cries of magpies in the nearby forest , the occasional insect droning past . |
5 | Even after adding a few extras such as salt £14 , a thermometer £1.25 and a hydrometer £3.50 , I was still left with a small margin . |
6 | After waiting a few minutes she collected the pictures from the slot outside the booth , put them in her bag without looking at them and hurried home . |
7 | After speaking a few words that Hazel could not catch , he was evidently called inside . |
8 | ‘ That 's character , ’ he says , after doing a few undulations . |
9 | The first time I get on , it is often after spending a few hours with them , and I kinda transfer over from the stable door to their backs . ’ |
10 | After spending a few weeks there , he flew to Frankfurt on 29 May , where he rejoined Mary-Claude and the children , who had meanwhile been looked after by Mother Teresa 's Sisters of Charity . |
11 | After spending a few days at Snaefellsness , our final goal was the fabulous Lake Mývatn . |
12 | After spending a few months gauging public reaction , West Mercia Police intend to use him as a kerbside deterrent against speeding . |
13 | After snatching a few hours sleep , the teenager breakfasted on cornflakes as she talked to her relieved parents , who sent a message of thanks to all those who had helped in the search . |
14 | ‘ This man and me are after slaughtering a few trees out there . ’ |
15 | After watching a few people jumping and getting caught up in the excitement and atmosphere , I decided I would love to have a shot , much to the family 's amazement and Sandy 's amusement . |
16 | As dawn appears in the sky our progress quickens ; after crossing a few fields and climbing several hedgerows we are suddenly on a road with farm buildings a short distance away . |
17 | After answering a few PRS and generally guitar-related questions , a winner will be chosen and that winner will decide , during a phone call to Annapolis to Mr P. R. Smith himself , on exactly what options the prize guitar will incorporate . |
18 | After exchanging a few words , the usher opened the door and Mark was escorted into a debating chamber shaped in the form of a horseshoe , with a raised dais at the open end upon which were two heavy oak chairs , one for the Chairman and the other for the speaker . |
19 | After exchanging a few words with him , she went in search of Lawler . |
20 | After exchanging a few words with him , she led him off into a corner . |
21 | But before you can make an omelette you got ta break a few eggs , ai n't that so ? ’ |
22 | Bows and arrows being the staple of every river vessel 's equipment , their archers shot back , with the wind , and had the satisfaction of seeing a few men and youngsters impaled . |
23 | mhm And I suppose in the old days if you actually wanted to know which books were popular and which books were not used at all , you had to a library and to painstakingly look through the shelves , perhaps , and look at the date stamps or something like that , whereas now presumably it 's just a question of pressing a few buttons and the information comes . |
24 | mhm And I suppose in the old days if you actually wanted to know which books were popular and which books were not used at all you had to send a librarian to painstakingly look through the shelves , perhaps , and look at the date stamps or something like that , whereas now it 's presumably just a question of pressing a few buttons and the information comes . |
25 | If we 'd known we would of said a few things |
26 | It 's a bit dusty this Giles , but do you want to just sort of put a few appointments in there , . |
27 | erm I was slowly sort of pulling a few ideas out of thin air . |
28 | It was then that I conceived the idea of getting a few fans that he had in those days to walk around the television company with placards saying Lets Be Fair To The Long Hairs , which did get press publicity , and in the end , the producer relented and he did his first TV show . ’ |
29 | If you are giving the fresh flowers yourself , you have the ideal opportunity of holding a few back and pressing them immediately . |
30 | ‘ Though this is n't what I 'd have chosen , ’ Nathan murmured , ‘ I have to admit there are worse ways of spending a few weeks . |