Example sentences of "a few [noun pl] [coord] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He turned away for a few moments and I could see that he was upset by the news . |
| 2 | Mrs Rumney looked at me in silence for a few moments and I saw in her face the dawning of relief and hope . |
| 3 | He came into the kitchen after a few moments and she turned away , wandering to the far side to get away from him , battling with the sudden incredible desire to break down and sob like a little girl who had done the wrong thing yet again . |
| 4 | Ie you choose a few players and you work out your result depending upon how those players did on saturday . |
| 5 | I 've done nothing since Cape Town except swing a golf club and sink a few tins and I 'm enjoying myself . ’ |
| 6 | We did so , heaving and pushing until the bed moved a few inches and I saw the slight scorch mark on the stone floor beneath . |
| 7 | I 've spoken to right er and owes me a few favours and I 've said er would you consider her completing her training until the end of May middle of May which she does at the and then if she 's any good , take her on , providing she gets a driving licence . |
| 8 | There are going to be quite a few discharges but I mean it was you know |
| 9 | The jeep driver was pleased at the opportunity to get away for a few hours and we set off about 3 p.m. , arriving in the area of the Highland Division a short time later , after following their divisional signs along the country lanes . |
| 10 | Only a few hours and she would be with him again . |
| 11 | We 're seeing just a few cases and I do n't deny the fact that occasionally there are bullies in the Army . |
| 12 | Pass a few exams and I 'd do lots of shows and festivals when I 've won money for my dance school . |
| 13 | I 'd pass a few ex a few exams and I 'd do lots of shows and festivals and I 've won money for my dance school . |
| 14 | I 'll get him I 'll get er Jane to give me a few dates and we 'll suit choose a suitable date and we 'll try all of the aspects everything about A L O work about the training , some of these we 've almost got solutions to ourselves we ought to be careful erm , if we can er draw up a proper agenda and discuss with him all of those issues |
| 15 | We 've gone a few rounds and we 're still good friends . |
| 16 | whatever you want to do , but it 's not worth doing anything else other than we 're going to play a few games but they 're |
| 17 | Erm so I 've bought a few bottles and I do n't |
| 18 | For a complicated shape this may take a few minutes but it is much more controlled than some of the automatic methods . |
| 19 | Yeah , and they 're only out for a few minutes and they 're fed up out there as well , and backwards and forwards like a fiddlers elbow go on I want to put those lupins in |
| 20 | I wonder if you 'd care to wander up for a few minutes and we could perhaps move this matter of Gray on a bit ? |
| 21 | We talked for a few minutes and he was in great spirits . |
| 22 | Yeah , even on the phone our Rob rings up and er , he 'll speak to me for a few minutes and he speaks |
| 23 | and Clifford , no Clifford said , the lads to each other are we going out again dad you know cos oh Margaret was in , yes , and there was some other boys , the boy across the road was eating something and the boys said and Clifford said do you mind if I just sit in the chair and be quiet for just a few minutes and he just sat in the chair and had his heart attack |
| 24 | Stay there for a few minutes and you will begin to experience one of several sensations : it may be a slight breeze , or perhaps a tingling sensation , heat ( especially in the palms ) , static or even a magnetic pull . |
| 25 | I 've got a meeting in a few minutes and I — ’ |
| 26 | He was alone for just a few minutes and I made my offer . |
| 27 | A few minutes and I was shaking his hand , completely dumbfounded by the physical perfection of the man , his elegance , his charm . |
| 28 | Just sit there quietly for a few minutes and I 'll see if the doctor is free . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ He did make things difficult for a few minutes and I did consider having him fired from the chamber . |
| 30 | When the smoke really thins out , thin blue smoke , rap on it , give the whole tin a shake and it 'll suddenly burst into thick smoke for a few minutes and it may do that again for a second time . |