Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | Merleau-Ponty , who met Nizan a few weeks later at Laurent Casanova 's villa in Porto , recalls that Nizan seemed resigned to the inevitability of war , but still confident in the belief that a tripartite alliance between France , Great Britain and the USSR was a necessary and inevitable prerequisite to the defeat of fascism . |
2 | He was treasurer of the RAS from 1831 to 1840 and became president a few years before his death in 1866 . |
3 | Frantic attempts to have my bags recalled came to nought and by half-past-one the Taiwan Timberland lookalikes hit deep slush at Torino after a salivating glimpse of Monte Bianco and blanketed environs a few feet to the left wingtip. 10 December must have been a great day for skiing . |
4 | I was very privileged to meet her when I visited Georgia a few years ago : a remarkable and very courageous woman . |
5 | A Canadian friend who visited Junieh a few years ago said that it was an excellent and interesting place for a cruising yacht to go : cheap , with pleasant , welcoming people and without danger , provided you stay away from the trouble spots . |
6 | To our relief we found the seas calm enough off the normal east landing at Geodha Stoth and dropped anchor a few yards off shore . |
7 | He suffered cancer a few years ago … and is putting the show on to raise money for cancer charities . |
8 | In 1956 , Vo Quy founded , with a group of other academics , the University of Hanoi and established the department of zoology , of which he became head a few years later . |
9 | She followed Edgar a few paces across the room . |
10 | Harry Enfield discovered opera a few years ago when a friend gave him a disc of highlights from ‘ La Traviata ’ . |
11 | Merseyside police have revealed that they probably killed James a few hours after they took him from the Strand shopping centre in Bootle . |
12 | The owner of this garden was digging a new rosebed , when he hit stone a few inches below the surface . |
13 | Some of Eric Le Red 's former managers in France sent Ferguson a few tips , via TODAY , on handling his fickle Frenchman . |
14 | It took Marie a few seconds to realize who Gary was : nobody , not even the teachers at school , called Gazzer by his real name . |
15 | Susan and I sauntered down the aisle and took seats a few rows back . |
16 | I only saw Stephen a few times before I went back to prison . |
17 | ‘ You know , do n't you ? ’ sobbed Sarella a few seconds later . |
18 | Lionel Luyt told me that it was only when he reached Europe a few years later that he realized how far ahead of his South African contemporaries John had been , doing things which he must have invented for himself because he had not had the chance to see them put into practice by others . |
19 | It took D'Arcy a few seconds to connect the familiar face in the unfamiliar surroundings . |
20 | More to the point , the affair earned Owen a few days ' breathing space . |
21 | He rejoined Schering a few months ago , after a break of more than 29 years . |
22 | Nahh … what I 'd really like to do is come back as the guy who shot Reagan a few years back , only I would n't miss ! |
23 | The hydrogen fuel leak is similar to one which grounded Columbia a few months ago . |
24 | ‘ Hawaii ! ’ she announced when she rejoined Florian a few minutes later . |
25 | ‘ Now , ’ said Picon a few years ago , ‘ when you read an obituary of someone with a Jewish name you know you have lost another member of the audience . ’ |
26 | We both met Walter a few days ago . |