Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [pers pn] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | The instinctive warning came to him a few minutes after he had cleared a small brook in an easy leap , and resumed the even rhythm of his distance-eating stride . |
| 2 | A friend of mine came to you a few months back . |
| 3 | The joke turned against me a few days later as we were preparing to go alongside a ship at Baltic Wharf on the river Crouch . |
| 4 | This happened to us a few years back . |
| 5 | Cedric , on the other band , though obviously delighted to meet her , gave no hint of doing his part , After sniffing her over , he danced around her a few times , goofy-faced , tongue lolling . |
| 6 | The man with his ar his hands up in the air walked towards us a few paces and then P C ordered him to go down onto his knees slowly and then consequently end up on his chest with his arms outstretched . |
| 7 | ‘ Dylan as an actor and as an explosive performing force was a dangerous rival for other actors , as I know , for I worked with him a few times or several , and once for instance a director [ Douglas Cleverdon ] said to him — we were rehearsing a radio play at the time — Dylan , will you take the words ‘ Mam ! |
| 8 | I mean , when our Bon was learning I went with her a few times she frightened the life out of me ! |
| 9 | ‘ Miss Tildy , ’ he said , ‘ I want to say that I 'm sorry for what I did to you a few days ago . |
| 10 | The warrant officer was speechless , but not for long and he thundered at him as he had on me a few minutes before . |