Example sentences of "[vb past] the few [noun] [pron] " 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 | 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 . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | He was never at ease in large company but preferred the few friends he made through his education at Eton and Cambridge . |