Example sentences of "she [vb past] the few [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | She then swept the kitchen floor , knowing her aunt would wish this to be done , and as she swished the few crumbs into the dustpan she heard Silas moving furniture in the dining-room . |
2 | Cramming her worn , out-moded bonnet on her head , she stuffed the few belongings she had unpacked back into the portmanteau . |
3 | They began to bark as she walked the few yards to his front door . |
4 | When he turned to look at her with some compassion , she walked the few steps that kept them apart and , staring at him with desperate eyes , insisted , ‘ That woman in the docks … it was her , was n't it ? |
5 | She walked the few steps towards him , her legs shaking like a toddler 's , and stood in front of him , waiting . |
6 | She had the few pounds from her wages ( and thank heaven she had not thrown it back in the vicar 's face ) . |