Example sentences of "[prep] [art] few [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a few more minutes of ribald banter on our part we were startled by a flash to starboard and an explosion as a six-pound shell whizzed across our bows . |
| 2 | Monica made her comment to Tweed when Buchanan and Warden had left after a few more minutes ' conversation . |
| 3 | She broke her vow of silence a bit desperately , though , after a few more minutes . |
| 4 | The pool water was working wonders on her ankle and after a few more minutes she tested its strength . |
| 5 | Three of them heaved the bulk over on to the high rocks and after a few more buckets of water , they stood back to inspect it further . |
| 6 | By the end of the afternoon , after a few more pints , he gets involved in a Q&A challenge — he says he 'll answer any question , so long as I keep them coming . |
| 7 | I negotiated my way to Piccadilly — those illuminations are a splendid sight — and after a few more adventures finally arrived at the Savoy . |
| 8 | A secondary stage follows after a few more months and manifests itself by a rash on the face and body . |
| 9 | After a few more months on other farms , he would be ready to start farming himself . |
| 10 | I think that erm he 's almost there , we shall be able to award him his proficiency badge for his locksmithing after a few more tests . |
| 11 | After a few more days in Salamanca , during which you and I could do no work in common , your friends left in a great uproar of drunken invective , shouting political slogans — which fortunately were in German — against the Franco regime . |
| 12 | The site is particularly important because it is one of the few such castles to have developed out of an earlier Norman stone-built ring-work fort . |
| 13 | However , in dodder the production of a few such coils usually triggers the development of haustoria which eventually establish the supply lines with the host . |
| 14 | But the way he works at his game , do n't rule out the possibility of a few more wonder balls this summer . |
| 15 | We 're in desperate need of a few more tenors for the choir . ’ |
| 16 | I do n't think I really minded what happened , though certainly the thought of a few more cannon shells flying past me did n't exactly cheer me up . |
| 17 | And the tutor 's impressions of one student are unlikely to remain vivid after he/she has looked at the work of a few more students . |
| 18 | I still had my navy blue greatcoat , and went to the billeting officer for a few more blankets . |
| 19 | Michael , still in the saddle , stood in his stirrups and yelled with exultation , kicking on the slowing pony for a few more strides . |
| 20 | I would like more money for a few more things though |
| 21 | He pushed the idea for a few more pages , but Reynolds did n't read them all . |
| 22 | So , the tree which from which bows used in the Battle of Agincourt could have been fashioned seems set to live on for a few more generations yet . |
| 23 | ( with extension ) for a few more notes |
| 24 | I lay on the ground for a few more moments , then continued on my way through the trees in the direction of Brigade Headquarters , pondering on the likely thoughts of Colonel Peter Young and his three Officers back there on the hill . |
| 25 | He studied the English copy for a few more moments before dropping it into the shredder . |
| 26 | ‘ Comm 's working , ’ she said , and listened to it for a few more moments . |
| 27 | We freeze and drown worms for a few more minutes . |
| 28 | ‘ We are both talking nonsense , let us continue to do so for a few more minutes . |
| 29 | The only option is to rinse the board in water , dry it carefully and try to line it up again on the artwork , re-exposing it for a few more minutes . |
| 30 | ‘ A most dramatic turn of events ! ’ he began and then , becoming aware of Madame Gauthier 's fiercely disapproving frown , he gave a conciliatory bow and said , with a meaning glance in Dora 's direction , ‘ If Madame will permit , I should like to use the salon for a few more minutes . ’ |