Example sentences of "she [verb] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 The sound system 's speakers were like upended steamer trunks , one on top of another ; standing so close , the volume gave her a sensation in her ears like that of tearing paper and she experienced a few moments of sensory overload before she recognised the tune as New York , New York .
2 She read a few lines , then made a face .
3 She made a few attempts and found that she could not work , she could not even read .
4 In her incisive essay she nips a few Icons of Feminist Art Theory in the ankle .
5 She traces the roots back in time ; she covers some of the more obvious ground ( with chapters on Happy Mondays , the Stone Roses etc ) ; she rights some wrongs ; she flirts with some myths ; she gives a platform to some of the previously unsung instigators ; she dumps a few reputations ; and , though imperfect , it 's as reliable a guide to current Manchester music as you are likely to get .
6 First , Matthew 's secretary , the girl who works in the office next door , turned up for work as usual this morning ; she lives a few miles out and she knew nothing of what had happened . ’
7 She caught a few words but did not hear Fru Gertlinger say , ‘ It would be best to say nothing , I think .
8 She caught a few words : marsh , explosion , death .
9 She has a few men friends at the moment : ‘ They 're all special ’ , she smiles .
10 As she stopped a few feet away from them she saw that his cap had been knocked some distance from where he lay and the force of the blow , which had thrown him through the air , had dislodged his fountain pen from his pocket .
11 She stopped a few feet away , so that she was hidden by the curtains , and fixed her gaze unblinkingly on the long black Mercedes that was heading sedately up the driveway .
12 She recognised a few faces from Amelia 's party , but most of the dead people were strangers .
13 She caused a few titters when she said she 'd held the court in the church for the convenience of all parties .
14 Reaching it she climbed a few rungs and looked over the heads of the people and the cockpit where a double ring of candles hung low on iron chains from the rafters , spreading a brilliant pool of light .
15 Talking all the time she opened a few cupboards , then got a tin out and fiddled around with it .
16 On leaving school , she spent a few years working in the British Transport Police .
17 So , when still playing , still marking time with the great drum strapped to his back and clashing the cymbals , still rattling the bells , and making the melody with his mouth organ , he began to half-dance , half-walk down the middle of the road , she followed a few paces behind and safely on the pavement .
18 She walked a few feet and stabbed at the earth with the fork .
19 She exchanged a few words with the shift supervisor , a dour Scot named Rachel McBride , and was told a message had been sent to Belial confirming their arrival and condition .
20 The door of the house opened , and she heard a few words exchanged between David and his grandmother .
21 She returned a few minutes later with an air of triumph , waving a folded map .
22 When she returned a few minutes later , the carrycot and child had gone .
23 She returned a few minutes later with an explanation that medicine was being prepared for me .
24 She returned a few minutes later and somewhat grudgingly led me into a little room at the back .
25 Shivering , she brushed a few drops of rain from her face , glad when Rune returned in a few minutes in the promised taxi .
26 At last , in Europe , where ‘ nobody expects you to be more than you are ’ , she finds a few answers .
27 However the fact that she lost a few battles in Cabinet does not mean that she was not the dominant figure or that the Cabinet was supreme .
28 She took a few mouthfuls of coffee .
29 She took a few sips of the hot coffee .
30 She took a few steps down …
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