Example sentences of "[art] few [noun pl] [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I realize that is an admission of cowardice , but one of the few consolations of approaching middle age is the fact that one no longer objects to having to admit a weakness . |
| 2 | Never the less , it is the child speaking we do n't put the words into their mouths and as such when they speak and when they write it down , it 's one of the , possibly one of the few chances of having primary evidence of how the child is at er , writing er , on an official document |
| 3 | I had spent the few months before brimming over with excitement and anticipation for when my time would come to leave what had been my place of education for the previous four years . |
| 4 | So we all walked the few steps to Wuthering Heights . |
| 5 | Apart from a cinema , there were no real forms of entertainment ; mixing with Servicemen 's wives would have been one of the few ways of passing the days . |
| 6 | As the music begins , concentrate for a few moments on relaxing your body in the usual way . |
| 7 | We weighed each other up for a few moments without speaking . |
| 8 | Martin Ward got to his feet , dusting off sand , and they held each others ' eyes for a few moments without speaking . |
| 9 | Pause for a few moments before repeating the process to ensure that you are as relaxed as possible . |
| 10 | Dona Marguerita coughed wheezily for a few moments before resuming the interview . |
| 11 | to run for cover so I held my hand over my face for a few moments before speaking . |
| 12 | A control group were instructed to lie quietly in bed for a few moments before writing down what they could recall of their dreams . |
| 13 | Ballater waited awkwardly for the perfunctory thank you kiss , giving her a few moments before turning away . |
| 14 | Again , wait a few moments before walking towards the dog , assuming it does stay , so as not to cause it to bound off . |
| 15 | She paddled in the shallow water for a few moments before joining Stephen where he was setting up the barbecue in a shaded spot . |
| 16 | She loyally endorsed Mr Major and — despite a few barbs about borrowing too much — confounded predictions that she would rock the boat . |
| 17 | It was also possible for fearful accidents to occur to a driller who decided to save himself a few inches by using the bottom of an exploded shot-hole . |
| 18 | There was just too much distance between him and Richmann , however , and Richmann needed only to move his hand a few inches before firing . |
| 19 | He was wondering how he was going to slip out for a few hours without alerting his mother . |
| 20 | Also in the house were two children , no doubt lucky to be alive , as Mrs Dyer usually despatched her charges within a few hours of receiving them . |
| 21 | And within a few hours of meeting 25-year-old Chris , Heather agreed to spend the rest of her life with him . |
| 22 | And within a few hours of taking it , that 's when this happened to me . |
| 23 | WITHIN a few hours of arriving in Cape Town yesterday morning , the Scotland squad had a training and nets session at a local boys ' school where the facilities were superb . |
| 24 | Within a few hours of becoming queen Anne wrote to the Dutch States-General setting out the basis of her policy . |
| 25 | Often the Phantasms — daemon-masked , each dabbed with different costly scents , and gowned in luminous silk appliquéd with lascivious emblems — would bomb around the broad upper avenues on their jet-trikes , and through almost deserted midnight malls , seeking stylised mayhem with another brat gang or hunting for an odour bar or an elegant brothel which they could take over for a few hours before fleeing just ahead of a Judge patrol . |
| 26 | Neither the SOC forces nor the guerrilla forces made significant gains in terms of control of territory during August ; the SOC forces on the whole maintained their positions , while the guerrillas continued to launch attacks and hold positions for a few hours before retreating . |
| 27 | Rub the meat with salt ( about a couple of tablespoonsful ) and let it stand overnight or at least a few hours before cutting it into 1 ½-inch thick strips along the grooves left by the bones . |
| 28 | If they timed it just right they could scavenge for a few hours before going to the Royalty in Ladbroke Grove for the Saturday morning minors . |
| 29 | Her mother Fran said : ‘ I can not believe we are just a few hours from going home . |
| 30 | She made the clothes , baked , cooked , brewed beer and sold it , made butter and sold it , decorated others ' houses , took in others ' washing and brought up her remarkable family with little help from her husband , often penniless a few hours after getting his wage packet , a greater child , perhaps , than any of her own . |