Example sentences of "gone a few " in BNC.

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1 The Officer had gone a few yards when he suddenly fell to the ground .
2 I had gone a few paces when there was a loud crashing explosion behind me .
3 I saw no signs and had gone a few miles before I saw my first human being .
4 BT has gone a few steps further , and begun trials of its own telephone robot , capable of handling many of the routine tasks usually dealt with by its 25,000 human operators .
5 Led by Major Ronnie Tod , 30 men went ashore and had hardly been gone a few minutes when Dudley Clarke and the commander saw the dark outline of a boat coming in from the sea .
6 We 've gone a few rounds and we 're still good friends .
7 Then before I had gone a few yards I felt a tug on my back .
8 We had only gone a few steps when a voice called out from across the street .
9 Anyway , he was gone a few minutes , and he came back smelling — you know .
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