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Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] [prep] a few " in BNC.

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1	This is total rubbish , as if the body is to be buried or cremated within a few days after death , no such risk exists .
2	It was Desmond who put me on the game — that lasted for a few months , then I got fed up with it .
3	When Crawford left for London , there was another five weeks ' filming still to do , and that overran by a few days .
4	Inspired by the arrival of The Beatles to play the guitar , he bought a cheap Harmony electric and a Kalamazoo amp and dabbled for a few years before joining a high school covers band , playing soul , rock and a good deal of Hendrix .
5	I sympathized and threw in a few choice obscenities and ‘ hanging 's too good for ‘ ems ’ but made a note to pick up a few watches next time I was down the Brick Lane midnight market .
6	When it seemed that the sound and whatever it emanated from was about to overwhelm us , the engine and coaches of an express train appeared in the left-hand window and whizzed past a few feet from the front bumper .
7	Bigwig listened and sniffed for a few moments .
8	The Collector sat on his heels by the edge of the pit and watched for a few minutes before continuing on his way .
9	‘ I just wandered around and watched for a few minutes , to see how things were done , ’ she said over her shoulder , stowing a small block of fresh Parmesan in an airtight container before putting it in the fridge .
10	They 'd been and looked at a few and there ,
11	He shaded his eyes and blinked for a few seconds until he had adjusted to the change .
12	I just stood and stared for a few moments amid all the activity that was going on around the wounded Lovat .
13	Unfortunately old Mr and Mrs Linton caught the fever too , and died within a few days of each other .
14	During 1965 , Crawford met former dancer Gabrielle Lewis , who had trained as an actress at drama school and appeared in a few stage plays .
15	‘ So happy to gleet my good fliends here tonight ’ , he began , and spoke for a few moments on the glories of old Cathay .
16	He wandered around for a while and ran into a few of the household busy with their duties .
17	The old woman went along a short passage , passed a scullery and continued on a few yards .
18	Not bad for the first day , she thought with a sense of satisfaction as she washed her hands and tucked in a few strands of escaping hair .
19	The Clintons ' marital problems , they say , began then and lasted until a few years ago .
20	I replaced the blanket over his head and stood for a few moments looking at the bodies in their neat little rows .
21	She put away the car , quietly locked the garage door and stood for a few moments looking out over the valley .
22	Whereas restorers in the past speculated on some of the missing elements and snapped in a few flowers here and there , we take the view that if it 's missing when we took the carving down then it will stay missing when we put it back up again .
23	She saw him scowl darkly as he scanned the page , and wondered for a few moments if perhaps , although he could speak her tongue almost as if he 'd been born in her country , he did not read English so well .
24	She showered and shampooed her short dark hair , combing it into its neat bob , then she made toast and coffee and sat for a few minutes before her kitchen window which enjoyed the same view as her bedroom .
25	On her way back she was in such a state of euphoria that , in order to collect her thoughts , she pulled into the service road opposite the antique shop and sat for a few minutes .
26	One example might be where a newborn child developed an infection requiring special care , but recovered in a few days .
27	Hard solders , on the other hand , were usually of the same metal as the object they were used on , but alloyed with a few per cent of another metal in order to reduce the melting point .
28	He retained the Treasurership , but died within a few weeks of his retirement thereby bringing to a sudden end a lifetime 's service to deaf people .