Example sentences of "[vb past] [art] few [noun pl] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dismayed at the pain he had inflicted and at the pain he himself felt in consequence , Richard rushed forward , then stopped a few feet from Victoria twisting from side to side in frustration , wondering how he could stop her crying . |
| 2 | I stopped a few yards from the house . |
| 3 | Analysing his match-winning contribution he said : ‘ Prior to the match I tried a few shots from that same position with my right foot and missed . |
| 4 | I received a few letters from strangers which made me realize that people did care . |
| 5 | She recognised a few faces from Amelia 's party , but most of the dead people were strangers . |
| 6 | It is true that the National Deaf Club attracted a few members from the provinces , but by and large , its membership has been confined mostly to London and its environs . |
| 7 | Two howitzer shells exploded a few paces from his horse , both blasts beginning small fires among the rye . |
| 8 | He parked a few doors from 495 , walked the rest of the way , pushed open the black , freshly painted grille gate , noted the heavy net curtains masking the bay windows , stepped inside the quarry-tiled porch and pressed the bell . |
| 9 | What is Joe Bloggs going to do when he returns to his ancient , battle-scarred Range Rover , only to find a Zoom parked a few millimetres from his rear bumper ? |
| 10 | Iraq 's soldiers retreated a few miles from the town ; its policemen were still there masquerading as traffic cops . |
| 11 | Delving into her bag , Cara extracted a few cards from her wallet and passed them over to her , and while Fabia , who knew her sister went by her maiden name in her job , was looking at the printed cards that announced ‘ Cara Kingsdale , Verity magazine ’ , Cara was suggesting , ‘ Keep those by you just in case Mr Gajdusek wants proof that you represent Verity . |
| 12 | Riches : until she had given Luke the money she owed him , paid a month 's rent in advance , redeemed a few things from the pawnshop , bought extra coal for the cold weather , taken Liam to a doctor because something had to be done about his cough ; looked down the bleak distance of the weeks ahead with no work promised . |
| 13 | Well , even I got a few laughs from their replies to that one . |
| 14 | Anyhow , he got a few horses from Besthorpe Hall , and one or two of the little farms ; and he jogged along until the time came when Mr Flowerdew came into Diss on a market day , and he saw my grandfather . |
| 15 | At last week 's meeting members took a trip down memory lane with Ron Beach , who had many fascinating stories to tell about the village — and he also prompted a few reminiscences from others who had tales to tell . |
| 16 | She stretched out her hand and pulled a few leaves from one of the overhanging bows . |
| 17 | At a more modest level , the office of clerk of the works at Middleham was filled by a Westmorland man , Michael Wharton of Kirkby Thore , whose home lay a few miles from Gloucester 's lordship of Penrith . |
| 18 | At a more modest level , the office of clerk of the works at Middleham was filled by a Westmorland man , Michael Wharton of Kirkby Thore , whose home lay a few miles from Gloucester 's lordship of Penrith . |
| 19 | He began jocularly by saying that he rose to address them with some apprehension , reminded of a piece of graffiti he had seen on a Whitehall notice board which had read , ‘ I used to be indecisive … but now I 'm not so sure , , which brought a few chuckles from the floor . |
| 20 | Family run hotel , located a few minutes from seafront , close to all amenities . |
| 21 | We recognise the face and words of Robert J. Oppenheimer , leader of the Manhattan Project which gave America the atomic bomb : " I remembered a few lines from the Hindu Scripture , the Bhagavad-Gita : " Now I am become death , the destroyer of worlds . " " |
| 22 | She had the few pounds from her wages ( and thank heaven she had not thrown it back in the vicar 's face ) . |
| 23 | Daren carried a few scars from it … but congratulations to him … next on the bill should be the British title |
| 24 | The new dynasty , the German and Protestant House of Hanover , had a few scares from the Scottish end of the realm , notably the 1715 Rebellion in favour of the Catholic Stuart exile , James . |
| 25 | On the teletext today it had a few words from Fergie saying that he reckoned that the no. of points they need to win the league is 84 . |
| 26 | The Luggage halted a few feet from the wizard and , after a moment , retracted its legs . |
| 27 | Fernando did n't move , just stood a few feet from her with dark , expressionless eyes . |