Example sentences of "[pers pn] [prep] [art] few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had enough tins in the larder to see them through a few days at least . |
| 2 | Yes , I was possessed , but happy to be so , if it allowed me to be with him , to feel him near me for a few hours every day . |
| 3 | ‘ Then perhaps you could make a small room available to me for a few hours ? |
| 4 | Do n't you think you can manage to stop needling me for a few hours ? ’ |
| 5 | he asked me for a few slices of bread which he broke into pieces and scattered over the roof . |
| 6 | ‘ Would you talk to me for a few minutes ? ’ |
| 7 | Kodiak the Alsatian barked at me for a few minutes , and gave up in resignation . |
| 8 | It could also mean ‘ Will you talk to me for a few minutes , I feel sad . ’ |
| 9 | Sister said she had no work for me for a few minutes , so I could direct traffic for her whilst she had a few words with Dr Jones . |
| 10 | ‘ That is , if you do n't mind being in the same room as me for a few minutes ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Then there 's no reason why you should n't come and sit with me for a few minutes . |
| 12 | Can you excuse me for a few minutes while I have a word with the others and then I 'll be straight back to you ? ’ |
| 13 | Yeah , even on the phone our Rob rings up and er , he 'll speak to me for a few minutes and he speaks |
| 14 | " Hazel , " said Fiver , " could you come up on the bank with me for a few moments ? |
| 15 | He rented me a projector , and because he wanted to retire sold his movies to me for a few pesetas a twelve-reeler . |
| 16 | ‘ Could n't you stay with me for a few days in case those men come back . ’ |
| 17 | I 'll take the little one home with me for a few days to give you a break . |
| 18 | ‘ And do n't worry if you do n't hear from me for a few days . |
| 19 | The Brigadier glared at me for a few seconds and replied rather quietly . |
| 20 | It stared at me for a few seconds , then the lens flashed again , a key was put into the lock , bolts were drawn and the door was opened . |
| 21 | That name clearly struck a chord in McIllvanney , for he frowned at me for a few seconds , but the chord must have faded for he shrugged it off . |
| 22 | It 's so incongruous it stuns me for a few seconds . |
| 23 | Do you think you will be safe , working with me for a few weeks ? |
| 24 | This is me , I goes , I goes I 'll let it slip this time cos you have n't seen me for a few weeks . |
| 25 | A daughter may start by doing the shopping or going to sit with them for a few hours . |
| 26 | If the wife is unable to take a nap in the afternoon when the children are napping , then possibly there is someone who could look after them for a few hours at least one day a week for her to regain her strength . |
| 27 | One hour later we dissociated the nerves , cultured them for a few hours , and double-labelled them with an anti-BrdU antibody and an antibody that labels oligodendrocyte precursor cells . |
| 28 | To wash our dishes , for instance , requires placing them for a few hours in a rattan basket in the swift-flowing stream deflected through the kitchen to the left of our house . |
| 29 | ‘ You can tell if their attitude 's right just by talking to them for a few minutes , ’ he says . |
| 30 | The implied criticism hung in the air between them for a few moments . |