Example sentences of "[indef pn] [prep] a few [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | And then nothing for a few moments , until his voice came again and he lifted himself from her . |
2 | Mike said nothing for a few minutes . |
3 | He said nothing for a few seconds , and I sensed that I might have unsettled this policeman . |
4 | I said nothing for a few seconds . |
5 | Mr Brownlow said nothing for a few seconds , but simply stared at Rose . |
6 | If I could just talk to someone for a few minutes . |
7 | ‘ Did you know you can garrotte someone in a few seconds ? ’ |
8 | Azmaveth considered something for a few moments and then nodded to herself , as if she 'd made a decision . |
9 | She sent him theatre tickets for two anonymously and bought herself one for a few seats further back . |
10 | If your goal is a college scholarship , the odds are very high that attending one for a few years will lead to a number of scholarship offers from top-notch college tennis programmes in the United States . |
11 | Parliament had some regard for the rights of property ; the old Company was allowed to run in competition with the new one for a few years , and of course in India the old Company had advantages in organization , in diplomatic connections , and in possessing established forts and factories . |
12 | I do nt think they ve had one for a few years . |
13 | They assumed that , after a career as a player that was a rewarding one despite a few hiccups , I would n't have the stomach to come back in . ’ |
14 | It 's as hard to do justice to the beauty of the Eternal City in a few words as it is to see everything in a few days . |
15 | This was an older narrow definition , in fact the only one until a few years ago . |
16 | There was a multitude of small tracks that began promisingly and died to nothing within a few yards , tracks that might be the paths of men or of deer , or wolves , or wild boar . |
17 | Ranulf came up and expertly went through their wallets and pockets but there was nothing except a few coins . |
18 | Anyone with a few coins in their purse , or gold pieces , was well advised to take a ‘ chair ’ or a ‘ cab ’ home after dark . |
19 | I try to explain that Rainbow Rosenbloom has almost nothing but a few genes in common with Anya 's faithless Gittel . |
20 | We asked for nothing but a few gestures — |
21 | It would explain how Greg manages to be in one piece while the Lorelei is nothing but a few planks of driftwood . |
22 | My God , for 15 years I 'd written nothing but a few songs . ’ |
23 | Please let solicitors deal with everything , and also , please believe me when I say that I want nothing but a few mementos of my father . |
24 | If , however , it 's absorbed by osmosis through the skin , it simply paralyses in a death-like state for anything between a few hours and a few days , depending on the dosage . |
25 | Not that I think he 'll feel like doing much of anything for a few hours , anyway . ’ |
26 | He did not say anything for a few moments and then he shrugged and gave a sharp laugh . |
27 | In the West Riding there was " hardly anything above a few years old , but its hands are sufficient to itself " . |
28 | That reminds me : I asked whether he 'd heard anything within a few minutes of seeing young Hamnett , hoping he 'd say a shot , of course , which really would have been too good to be true . |
29 | This process can take anything from a few weeks to a few months . |