Example sentences of "[prep] [art] few [noun pl] [noun prp] " in BNC.

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1 After a few minutes Woodruffe said : ‘ You 've got your foot on the brake , Dudley . ’
2 After a few minutes Crabb returned to the jetty for some extra weights to overcome his buoyancy and , having fitted these to his satisfaction , set off for the Russian cruiser .
3 After a few minutes Rose handed the paper back to him .
4 After a few minutes Jack groped for the bedside table .
5 After a few minutes Dieter 's car overtook them ; when they arrived at the auberge , it was parked in the shadows a short distance away with two dim shapes close together in the front seats .
6 After a few minutes Wednesday arrived with about ten boys , Mr Morraine and Matron .
7 After a few days Anne decided to go back to school .
8 But after a few days Mcduff lost interest .
9 But after a few days Clare began to worry .
10 After a few seconds Sandison said : ‘ Tell me about the Scots . ’
11 ‘ Please , Dana , do as I ask ; it 's important , ’ Claudia pleaded , and something in her manner must have got across , for after a few seconds Dana allowed herself to be led towards the café .
12 They turned left down a road and after a few paces Tom opened another gate into the field next to the graveyard .
13 ‘ She was one of the few women Charles regarded as an equal , ’ one who witnessed their early meetings recalled .
14 One of the few problems Julie and her husband faced was choosing tiles for the splashback .
15 It had been one of the few mistakes Gould had ever made .
16 In the course of a few years Hider had managed to undo a thousand-year-long German expansion eastwards .
17 For a few minutes Merrill heard the murmur of their voices , followed by the sound of Luke 's outer door closing .
18 It was the morning of Emilia Frere 's departure from the Hall and for a few minutes Louisa found herself alone with the Rector , who fingered the brim of his hat and beamed like the milky sun outside .
19 Friends were able to find an alternative , but for a few moments Marilyn said she could not believe it was happening to her and looked about for the dreaded Jeremy Beadle .
20 For a few moments Rune regarded her in silence , a slight smile playing round his strong mouth , then he asked softly , ‘ What happened to our truce ? ’
21 Eleanor looked as if he had actually hit her , and for a few moments Jessamy found herself feeling sorry for her .
22 For a few moments Sandison allowed himself to take in the figure before him and he ignored what had been said .
23 For a few moments Morse sat where he was .
24 For a few moments Leith felt transfixed — there seemed to be a hint of kindness in his look .
25 For a few days Osman could not bring himself to show his face in public and there was a noticeable lull in hostilities .
26 For a few seconds Jessamy sat there quietly fuming .
27 For a few seconds Luce sat staring at the closed door , trying to make sense of this latest development , before looking down at the tray .
28 For a few weeks Oxford seemed like a normal city instead of a theme park .
29 For a few months Joanne stayed at home , but became desperate to get a job and regain her independence .
30 For a few months Hervey was one of those in day-to-day control of the royal administration .
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