Example sentences of "they [vb past] [prep] a [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A long-eared owl sat on a low bough overlooking the ride and watched them unblinkingly through his great eyes as they passed within a few paces . |
| 2 | They moved on a few steps , again stood together , and wrote , " Angry . |
| 3 | They 'd never amount to a fortune — not at a penny a hundred points — but at least they paid for a few packets of cigarettes . |
| 4 | Laser projectors could beam whole programmes into the mind , where the programmes became like your own lived memories , though they faded in a few days . |
| 5 | They walked for a few minutes in silence . |
| 6 | " They talked for a few moments , and then he handed her an envelope and walked away . |
| 7 | They chatted for a few minutes but Treloar had nothing more to say . |
| 8 | Erm , then the erm , the insistence of the driver 's conductors was they did n't like the long periods of duty they erm , they wanted the new set up so I introduced what we call straight duties , narrowed the relief portion , so they did n't go home for a meal , they had about a half an hour off , so they were able to get their eight hour duty done in a shorter period and they 'd probably finish about two instead of half past three , four o'clock . |
| 9 | They stood for a few moments in shy silence , staring from one to another . |
| 10 | Now that Elizabeth had exhausted the topic of Martha , they sat for a few moments in silence , one each side of the fire with a cup of tea . |