Example sentences of "she [vb past] 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 | She caught a few words but did not hear Fru Gertlinger say , ‘ It would be best to say nothing , I think . |
| 5 | She caught a few words : marsh , explosion , death . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | She recognised a few faces from Amelia 's party , but most of the dead people were strangers . |
| 9 | She caused a few titters when she said she 'd held the court in the church for the convenience of all parties . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Talking all the time she opened a few cupboards , then got a tin out and fiddled around with it . |
| 12 | On leaving school , she spent a few years working in the British Transport Police . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | She walked a few feet and stabbed at the earth with the fork . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | The door of the house opened , and she heard a few words exchanged between David and his grandmother . |
| 17 | She returned a few minutes later with an air of triumph , waving a folded map . |
| 18 | When she returned a few minutes later , the carrycot and child had gone . |
| 19 | She returned a few minutes later with an explanation that medicine was being prepared for me . |
| 20 | She returned a few minutes later and somewhat grudgingly led me into a little room at the back . |
| 21 | Shivering , she brushed a few drops of rain from her face , glad when Rune returned in a few minutes in the promised taxi . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | She took a few mouthfuls of coffee . |
| 24 | She took a few sips of the hot coffee . |
| 25 | She took a few steps down … |
| 26 | She took a few steps about the room , hoping the movement successfully concealed her dread . |
| 27 | What she saw brought her upright , but , still foggy with sleep , she took a few seconds to interpret what she saw . |
| 28 | She took a few paces forward . |
| 29 | After they left , the victim became ill and was taken to hospital where she died a few hours later . |
| 30 | Until she died a few years ago , a wise woman lived there , a strange being who wore outlandish brightly-coloured clothes and had feathers in her hair . |