Example sentences of "[art] few [noun pl] from [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He leant forward until his face was only a few inches from hers . |
| 2 | You look ready to dance with rage , and although we might collect a few pennies from them in return for our providing such a spectacle I hardly think that we could put it on as a permanent entertainment ! ’ |
| 3 | The whole world apart from a handful of Maoris know it as New Zealand … are you trying to con a few subscriptions from them ? |
| 4 | Wine merchants often lend glasses to customers for a small charge or even for free — assuming that you buy a few bottles from them . |
| 5 | The male of the species is an unadulterated chauvinist who will not allow the females of his harem to move more than a few feet from him . |
| 6 | Fernando did n't move , just stood a few feet from her with dark , expressionless eyes . |
| 7 | Well , I think that a few words from me are called for , as you say . ’ |
| 8 | By this time we were only a few yards from him and the car had almost stopped . |
| 9 | The sailors stopped digging when the trench was about one foot deep , then they sat down and lit up their cigarettes , gazing around the orchard , taking not the slightest notice of the mortar team just a few yards from them . |
| 10 | You could n't see them right if you were a few yards from them , but just the figures moving you know , and their arms going backwards and fore cleaning the windows . |
| 11 | ‘ None whatsoever , ’ he drawled , eyeing the lively antics that were taking place a few yards from them . |
| 12 | Miss Davison , who was standing close to the rails a few yards from me , suddenly ducked under the railings as the horses came up . |
| 13 | Daren carried a few scars from it … but congratulations to him … next on the bill should be the British title |