Example sentences of "he [vb past] [verb] [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he tried to construct a few sentences in his mind — excusing himself — excusing Rose — they did n't sound lucid . |
| 2 | He bent to throw a few pieces of turf on the fire and was reminded that the locals called them sods of turf . |
| 3 | Loc stared hard at her for a moment then glanced out across the clearing again , remembering suddenly the expression he 'd seen a few minutes before on the Frenchman 's face . |
| 4 | He said he 'd played a few years before but was very out of practice |
| 5 | I think he 'd done a few Compact 's up to then , but he was marvellous . |
| 6 | ‘ He only found out what he 'd missed a few years ago when some German came in asking questions . |
| 7 | His name was Roger , and he 'd made a few stabs at conversation in the course of the night . |
| 8 | I think he got on er , quite well down there , because he 'd spent a few days up here he had a better idea of what he wanted to ask , and what he wanted to talk about and so on , but erm , only because his deadline 's and |
| 9 | It would n't have surprised her in the slightest if he 'd left a few minutes early , just for the pleasure of leaving her stranded . |
| 10 | And when I saw the landlady there she said that she did have a Mr there but he 'd left a few days ago , did n't know where he 'd got to . |
| 11 | Harry Andrews , who knew him for years , said , ‘ When he 'd had a few drinks he could be noisy . |
| 12 | Dad was a jolly chap sober , or could be , but when he 'd had a few he thought himself a bit of a lady-killer . |
| 13 | Every time he 'd had a few drinks , they took starring roles in the fantasies that played themselves out in his head . |
| 14 | Well , he 'd had a few — I mean , he probably should n't have said what he did . |
| 15 | ‘ I said he 'd had a few . |
| 16 | If you 'd heard him talk about her when he 'd had a few you 'd think different . |
| 17 | Usually when he 'd had a few . |
| 18 | She had fought him off like a veritable wildcat when he 'd slung a few well-deserved insults at her , and then had had the gall to deny she had turned traitor , although her brother held his castle for Matilda , and God only knew what she , herself , had done for the Empress . |
| 19 | I 'm sure he 'd got a few more bits of paper on his desk than what shall we do about P E Ps ? |
| 20 | He 'd scattered a few items around the place so that anybody looking in through the window would get the impression that the owner was in residence but out for the day or the evening : a box of tissues and some magazines in the main room , a half-empty bottle of fresh milk and some crockery draining in the kitchen . |
| 21 | At times he advised reverting to a lower potency if the higher potency aggravated ; at other times he advised giving a few doses of a partially similar remedy if any aggravation should occur ; he also suggested administering the remedy in liquid form , giving a few succussions before repeating ( the plus system ) . |
| 22 | Everyone had to bring a cloth , bucket and duster and he guaranteed to provide a few large bottles of cheap wine and a cheap and cheerful meal like a curry or a paella . |
| 23 | During the following two weeks his speech improved and he began to use a few more simple words , but subsequently " a block in his speech appeared " and he only said " aw-caw and " yes ' and " no " . |
| 24 | In spare time — between politics and classics there was little spare time — he began to read a few books of theology . |
| 25 | As soon as he hung up the phone , he started to pack a few things . |
| 26 | Feeling depressed one day he decided to explore a few of the corridors in Nightside and plant his packet of seeds to remind him of home . |
| 27 | He travelled to and from home alone , and soon he decided to eat a few buns in the classroom while reading Jefferies , or else to have lunch outside school . |
| 28 | Well , he kept taking a few sips and peeping around the door to spy out the whereabouts of the principal . |
| 29 | However unattractive King James was as a man and a monarch , he did leave a few noble monuments to grace his reign . |
| 30 | . It was a puzzle to me to think that any customers wanted any of these things in the alley he lived , but he did have a few visitors , because he dealt in antiques , he knew a great deal about them … |