Example sentences of "[adj] few [noun pl] [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And spokesman Trevor East admitted : ‘ It 's been a trying few days for us and we are very disappointed to miss out again . |
| 2 | They spent an emotional few moments in his third-floor room . |
| 3 | He undid his tie so that it hung loose around his neck and unfastened the top few buttons on his shirt . |
| 4 | Though still dressed , he had removed his jacket and tie , and the top few buttons of his shirt were undone . |
| 5 | However , I 've just spent an interesting few minutes with my nose in line with the needles , gingerly winding the transfer carriage along with the ribber on half pitch — all in the interests of this article you understand , while hoping I would n't damage the transfer needle ! |
| 6 | At the end of June , Sir Geoffrey made his own last vain attempt to reassure Hong Kong , flying in briefly for one of the most uncomfortable few days of his long diplomatic career . |
| 7 | Her next door neighbour , a Mrs. Ellen Greaves , gave evidence that she had constantly challenged Esther Dyson in sign language ( which she had learnt through daily contact with the deaf brother and sister ) over the preceding few months about her being in the family way . |
| 8 | This time it was Jean herself who took the wheel as she took her husband home to spend a cosy few hours by his own fireside . |
| 9 | Worried that too many bands are getting signed ‘ took quick , before they can develop ’ , Tim is relieved that The Charlatans had a good few years under their belts . |
| 10 | Worried that too many bands are getting signed ‘ took quick , before they can develop ’ , Tim is relieved that The Charlatans had a good few years under their belts . |
| 11 | I 've had a good few warming-pans in my bed over the years . |
| 12 | ‘ In fact it 's been a great few weeks for me . |
| 13 | She had purposely made it difficult and she knew that there were precious few five-year-olds around who would be able to manage it . |
| 14 | It leaves precious few clues for anyone in search of lines that trace directly back to Gedge 's own life . |
| 15 | Although he had felt his senses were ‘ charred ’ , he wrote some of his greatest poems , such as ‘ Spring Offensive ’ , during the final few weeks of his life . |
| 16 | The organisation of the celebrations on such a large scale was a major success for Pateman and although he could not have known it at the time he was in the final few months of his long and difficult years of service to the District and the WEA . |
| 17 | " Ah 've got a nice few cases for ye to see today . |
| 18 | Alison escaped with only aches and pains from an accident which could easily have claimed her life … now she hopes she can put all the anxiety of the past few months behind her . |
| 19 | The result was an emphatic seven-try victory over a courageous side who , over the past few months in their own colours and in their other incarnation as the Canadian national team , have overwhelmed Japan and the United States and been pipped by Wales and Ireland ( minus their Lions ) after surrendering leads late on . |
| 20 | Since we 've been thinking these past few weeks about what Christians believe , the first text would be in the er skeleton outline that we 've been taking in the Apostles ' creed , which says I believe in the Holy Ghost . |
| 21 | A number of concerned people have contacted me over the past few weeks over my absence from the pages of Shooting Gallery . |
| 22 | ‘ All the money that Sheikh Osman has used in the past few weeks in his war against the Copts is money that you have given him . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ We 're going to Northumberland , but it has been an exhausting few days for me and I intend to stop halfway . |