Example sentences of "he [verb] [prep] [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unfortunately I ca n't imagine any chairman introducing measures that would make it harder for him to flog of a few prised assets in order to raise some hard cash . |
| 2 | Shufflebotham watched him work for a few moments . |
| 3 | Here , in a role that might have better suited Peter Sellers , or , more authentically , Alberto Sordi , he goes through a few variations on Ben Braddock and Jason Fister , the agent in his first Italian misadventure . |
| 4 | ‘ I am taking you to Jaén , ’ he announced after a few miles . |
| 5 | In his later life he became for a few months nearly as famous as Ramsey , though in a different context . |
| 6 | After India , Poland , Munich , quick trip to Milan to see Berio and Eco , Paris , Queneau unwell , Butor planning book on Diabelli Variations , that man is an interpretative machine , Paz said , whatever you feed him he devours in a few months and a year later out comes a book . |
| 7 | Although he qualified for a few regional events , in fact he was aiming much higher : he wanted a crack at the Open Championship . |
| 8 | He played for a few seconds with the animal 's jewelled collar then turned his eyes on me . |
| 9 | In any case , how could she look into his eyes and convince him she would n't touch him with a ten-foot pole when every time he came within a few feet of her she quivered inside , remembering the fierce and all too brief pressure of his mouth on hers ? |
| 10 | Last autumn he came within a few minutes of death when he slashed his wrists with a razor blade . |
| 11 | He dodged past the few remaining couples who still danced , then turned into the supper room . |
| 12 | Then he rested for a few minutes and pushed on again . |
| 13 | He rested for a few minutes , before pushing himself on . |
| 14 | His eyes never left Lamarr Dean , but his right hand closed on the Spencer and it was down at his side as he walked over the few steps to the bar . |
| 15 | He walked past a few minutes ago and said that 's the third letter you 've written today why do n't you put them in the same envelope and save postage ? |
| 16 | He returned in a few minutes with a very wet and chastened Liam and the cortege was complete . |
| 17 | He returned after a few minutes and put the tray on a low table by his chair . |
| 18 | ‘ That 's enough ! ’ he called after a few minutes . |
| 19 | ’ He thought for a few moments . |
| 20 | I do n't mind if he reads for a few minutes but that 's it . |
| 21 | He strummed for a few seconds then broke into a sweet-sounding madrigal known to both my master and myself . |
| 22 | He struggled through a few games but a swollen knee indicated his problems were not over . |
| 23 | Not only that , but he went for a few shots , bravely teasing back the initiative from Mushtaq and Waqar . |
| 24 | He was educated at Harrow , from where he went for a few months into his father 's City office , which he hated ; and he spent a term in Göttingen , learning German . |
| 25 | Consequently , he endured the pain as he went through a few simple movements . |
| 26 | He persuaded her to bring her husband home , where he died within a few weeks . |
| 27 | He listened to the few men who had survived for more than a few weeks and talked of ‘ Blighty ’ and prayed only for a ‘ cushy wound ’ so they could be moved to the nearest hospital tent and , if they were among the lucky ones , eventually be sent home to England . |
| 28 | As he lay for a few seconds recovering from his efforts , Grant ran his eye along the expanse of the steeply sloping roof . |
| 29 | He stared for a few more seconds and let his head fall back . |
| 30 | Lord Newport asked Richard to teach in his place , which he did for a few months . |