Example sentences of "[num] [noun] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | He who had been with Christ when the voice came to him saying , ‘ This is my Son , whom I love ’ , denied him three times a few months later . |
| 2 | I practice a few poses for Marcus . |
| 3 | ‘ Even know you tried to pay back the last five shillings a few minutes before my father went to the synagogue one Saturday . |
| 4 | , the PA at the fine art people took me to Perth Theatre one Friday a few weeks ago to see a stupendous , lively , robust performance of ‘ Mary Queen of Scots got her head chopped off ’ I could see it again , it was so good . |
| 5 | One evening a few days later , Gabriel went to find his mistress . |
| 6 | One evening a few weeks later , Matilda was having tea with Miss Honey in the kitchen of The Red House after school as they always did , when Matilda said suddenly , ‘ Something strange has happened to me , Miss Honey . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ One night a few months ago — early spring it was … ’ |
| 8 | I 'll never forget when he came home one night a few months ago and said he 'd met this old man who could tell fortunes by reading the dregs in the bottom of a beer glass . |
| 9 | And I came in one day a few days ago an and running around like a bee on heat with erm cries of oh I 've got so much to do and no time left in which to do it and I went ha I said yes , if you got up early , you know ! |
| 10 | ‘ Well , ’ Mrs Peterson said , coming into the kitchen one morning a few days after the monthly nurse had left , ‘ you 'll be pleased to hear that the mistress has found a new servant at last . |
| 11 | One man a few yards ahead of Dexter turned to a colleague and muttered , ‘ Bonking in the viewing room , eh ? ’ with a smutty chuckle . |
| 12 | An old woman with a hunched-up back and a walking-stick was beckoning to her with one hand a few yards away . |
| 13 | I saw an example of the results of prayerful fasting when I visited Um Hamed one Ramadan a few years later . |
| 14 | The latter was the simple story of two villages a few kilometres apart , one of which was well-known for its beautiful cabbages while the other was famous for its grapes and wine . |
| 15 | Harvey lived with his wife and two children a few miles outside town on the road to Laredo and the Mexican border . |
| 16 | The city centre was cordoned off after fires were discovered in two stores a few hours before the Prime Minister , John Major , was to address a farmers conference 400 yards away . |
| 17 | ‘ The 5-0 defeat at Liverpool on Saturday could prove to be a watershed , just like our 9-0 defeat a few seasons ago . ’ |
| 18 | The championships ended with the Liberty Trophy final , when Cumbria added the county title to their fours success a few days earlier . |
| 19 | In the centre of the island are the fire mountains — dormant volcanoes — where the temperature is 400 degrees a few feet below the surface , and you can find a restaurant that grills your steak on the native rock . |