Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] [prep] [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every sunset the apes would return from their day 's foraging to sleep in the branches of this giant tree , and we were driven to distraction by our repeated attempts to film them properly in the few seconds after they arrived and before the sun set . |
| 2 | If we could talk to you inside for a few minutes you wo n't regret it . ’ |
| 3 | Dogs can take you directly to a few kilos of heroin welded into the chassis , but they 're not too good at sniffing out a Renoir . |
| 4 | I 'll catch up with you again in a few minutes . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'll ask you again in a few days ’ time , ’ he said , ‘ and remember , it is n't me you 're refusing , but God ! ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Tell me how old the stones are , and I 'll ring you again in a few days . ’ |
| 7 | The Croats drove out the Serbs from Kupres this week and , according to eye-witnesses , wished them well with a few genocidal strokes . |
| 8 | He sketched her deftly in a few minutes . |
| 9 | As I understood , he was asleep for much of the time , and indeed , I found him so on the few occasions I had a spare moment to ascend to that little attic room . |
| 10 | ‘ Cut it out , Maria , ’ he ordered her curtly after a few seconds in which he seemed to hold his breath . |
| 11 | ‘ You can leave him behind for a few days . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I 've been seeing him regularly for a few months now . |
| 13 | Lorimer eyed her intently for a few moments . |
| 14 | The Doctor stared at her silently for a few seconds . |
| 15 | Nicola looked at him steadily for a few seconds . |
| 16 | Hold them there for a few moments ( see Fig. 11 ) . |
| 17 | He left them there for a few days , checking that the wasps still kept returning to their burrows . |
| 18 | Similarly you could try shortening the meeting , holding it on a different day or suspending it altogether for a few weeks . |
| 19 | Placing her thumb in her mouth , she sucked on it furiously for a few seconds before settling down once more into a deep sleep . |
| 20 | Wendell lit a cigar and puffed on it thoughtfully for a few minutes before saying , ‘ Those guardians of yours , Harry — the ones who filched your father 's legacy from you . |
| 21 | Otherwise , Kovacevich was well wide of the mark and if he respects this work he might contemplate putting it away for a few years before reconsidering its interpretation . |
| 22 | Dip this end into hormone rooting powder while it is still moist from the cut so that some powder adheres , shake or tap off the surplus and lay it aside for a few minutes while the others are being prepared . |
| 23 | Did one yesterday for a man who was due to be executed today , erm , I do n't know whether he was or not , but he probably in a few days time . |
| 24 | We pass it here in a few minutes . |
| 25 | Leave it there for a few days , preferably in wet weather . |
| 26 | She left it there for a few seconds , then restored it to its previous position . |
| 27 | The pump ‘ pinned us there for a few seconds before the other lads got it off ’ . |