Example sentences of "[vb past] [art] few [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dropping the kids off at my mother-in-law 's , I trudged the few miles to the hospital taking the short cut through the grounds to the usual ward . |
| 2 | But the dressmaker had obviously decided it was too plain and added a few frills to liven it up a bit . |
| 3 | She had dropped stitches continually in her knitting ( she was knitting a yellow angora sweater for Victoria ) and started whenever the shop-bell jangled or the parakeet muttered a few words to itself . |
| 4 | At the reception desk , he murmured a few words to the elaborately uniformed commissionaire and was shown respectfully towards the lift . |
| 5 | Then he turned the few feet to Creggan 's cage and stared up to where Creggan had taken stance on the bare branch of wood that hung across his cage . |
| 6 | He rose , flung his arms wide , took a deep inhalation of sea air and climbed the few paces to the top of the dune where he would be visible to the clothed . |
| 7 | The muffled jangle of the bell disturbed her reverie , and she glanced up at the clock — it lacked a few minutes to three — her visitor was punctual as usual . |
| 8 | I had most of the morning to myself and made a few calls to clients , to a financial journalist whose opinion I valued and finally to Andrew Buccleuth . |
| 9 | Balcary flat rock and point produced a few cod to 28 lb . |
| 10 | Without conscious intent he walked the few steps to the bookshop . |
| 11 | So we all walked the few steps to Wuthering Heights . |
| 12 | They began to bark as she walked the few yards to his front door . |
| 13 | Fabia watched as , dropping the dog lead on to a large kitchen table , the dark man addressed a few remarks to the woman who then went to a drawer and took from it a large tin box and brought it to him . |
| 14 | Once they found their bearings some of them even discovered a few side-benefits to internment : |
| 15 | He punted the few yards to the shore . |
| 16 | There was some light left as they motored the few miles to The Towers . |
| 17 | Ashamed of her excess of imagination , she let herself out into the street and covered the few yards to her car under the trees . |
| 18 | ‘ I grabbed a few minutes to myself , ’ she explained breathlessly . |
| 19 | Linda jumped out and went the few paces to the garage , unlocking the door and sliding it part way open . |
| 20 | The wound plagued an injured nerve for the last time as he took the few steps to the trapdoor under the beam . |
| 21 | It brought a few tears to my eyes . |
| 22 | " I 'll think o n't , " he said , and having drained his tankard again , pushed his chair back , tossed a few pence to Marion , and elbowed his way to the door . |
| 23 | She sent a few dogs to Ireland and , after the war , attempts to track them down only resulted in letters being sent back marked ‘ gone away ’ . |
| 24 | Cardiff and Penarth charter boats took a few cod to 14 lb . |
| 25 | The guards behind Rincewind backed away , and their captain took a few paces to the right . |
| 26 | Chub the main feeders and legered meat took a few fish to 4 lb at Mardon , Lugg Mill , Longworth Mill and Mordiford . |
| 27 | She put a few questions to Dr Scott . |
| 28 | She jumped out and ran the few feet to where a man was struggling out of his jeep , which had tipped onto one side with the two left wheels suspended above the open gully . |
| 29 | He ran the few yards to the fence . |
| 30 | PC Golby , still in a state of shock and incredulity , ran the few yards to the turnpike cottage . |