Example sentences of "[vb past] [art] few [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cramming her worn , out-moded bonnet on her head , she stuffed the few belongings she had unpacked back into the portmanteau . |
| 2 | Intrigued , the aliens monitored the few lyrics they could hear rising up from this outdoor roller ritual . |
| 3 | William Horsley , 83 , was punched and kicked by the thug who snatched the few pounds he had on him . |
| 4 | Yeah , we stopped a few times you know in the |
| 5 | Ruth unpacked the few clothes she had brought with her and hung them up in the wardrobe in the dressing-room then she plugged in her hairdrier and blow-dried her hair in front of the dressing-table mirror . |
| 6 | My lack of means is extreme , granted , and I look bad , skin white , mouth chapped , body apparently even shorter than usual , eye roaming and I daresay a bit fretful , trousers in bad shape , attention astray for a book lying around to pinch or even an old magazine , since I sold a few volumes I should now like to have kept , in exchange for a slug of what turned out to be the world 's nastiest though cheapest whiskey . |
| 7 | One night , after I had cooked her supper , I went upstairs and packed the few things I possessed in a cardboard box and came downstairs and announced I was leaving . |
| 8 | We got a geezer come to the door you know yeah , and he took a few particulars you know . |
| 9 | He was never at ease in large company but preferred the few friends he made through his education at Eton and Cambridge . |
| 10 | And there was nothing for my father had a few drinks you know and he 'd come home and he he 'd just come he 'd he 'd b be whistling coming up the street you know . |