Example sentences of "she [prep] the [num ord] [det] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 After the meeting a lot of people wanted to talk to Karen and ask her about the last few days .
2 In retrospect , it seemed that the Lord protected her for the first few days , and then …
3 Modigliani moved in to be with her for the last few days and at the end of November Jeanne entered the Nice Maternity Hospital .
4 Thus it is that the Tamar , beautiful as the nymph whose name she bears , winds her way from the rugged north coast between the hills , to be joined by the Tavy , flowing from Dartmoor to join her for the last few miles to the sea , while the luckless Torridge flows ever northward in vain pursuit of Tamara 's beauty .
5 Rain watched her for the last few yards , noting how the morning 's cheerfulness had been replaced by anxiety .
6 The numbing stupor got her through the next few hours .
7 Francie grinned , and joined in with her after the first few phrases .
8 He had grown fond of her in the last few days .
9 She had to keep her wits about her in the next few minutes .
10 She is now in Towers Hospital , Leicester , where a spokesman said they expected the family to break the news to her in the next few days .
11 Julia tried to obey , as she tried to do everything he demanded of her over the next few days and as she tried to keep her misery and pain and fear from all of them .
  Next page