Example sentences of "but [prep] [art] few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only five or six farms were involved in this tragedy ; but for a few minutes at least we traverse fields brought into being by the high-handed action of a fifteenth-century squire , and pass by the mounds where the hamlet of Holyoak once stood . |
| 2 | But for a few hours today there was hope . |
| 3 | The LP is produced by Jessica Corcoran in tandem with the band and coincides with the tail end of their current tour , a sell-out but for a few tickets for their London show at The Kilburn National on April 4 . |
| 4 | Then I made him a little tent to sleep in , but for a few weeks I always took my gun to bed with me . |
| 5 | Mr Singh and i drove through the wide streets of New Delhi , empty now but for a few pilgrims washing under the public pumps near the shrine of Nizamuddin . |
| 6 | She made it back to her office and sank into her chair ; but after a few minutes she sat up , combed her hair and decided to go home . |
| 7 | She had heard dark mutterings about him but after a few minutes of talking with him she was ready to put it down to common envy . |
| 8 | At first she pulled back , but after a few minutes she relaxed a little . |
| 9 | It seemed like a complete breakdown ; but after a few minutes he saw that they were playing as if they had always played this way . |
| 10 | Nicky Ryan can be a defensive man in the wrong company , but after a few minutes in my presence he seems to know I have ‘ felt ’ Enya 's music , and he relaxes considerably . |
| 11 | At first chicks peck at both food and pebbles about equally , but after a few minutes they learn the difference and thereafter pick up the food and avoid the pebbles ( especially if the latter are glued to the floor ! ) . |
| 12 | Bella always tries , but after a few minutes she burst into tears and would never go near that room again . |
| 13 | But after a few minutes I saw the creature 's body begin to move . |
| 14 | I was glad to stay and rest at first , but after a few minutes I became unbearably nervous . |
| 15 | But after a few hours it became hard to disguise . |
| 16 | The system begins with its protozoa jiggling about at random , but after a few generations , they evolve into a race of protozoa which tend to move in straight lines . |
| 17 | But after a few notes she stopped and turned round on her stool to face me . |
| 18 | A cat , with her mouth full of seagull feathers , was feebly trying to climb up , but after a few feet her claws lost purchase and she slithered back by gradual stages to the deck . |
| 19 | ‘ Often clients think it 's a good idea to come here but after a few weeks they think it 's not such a good idea . |
| 20 | But after a few weeks my girlfriend 's dad got a phone call from the old couple we 'd painted the house for , they wanted to get in the coal shed and could n't because I 'd painted over the lock . |
| 21 | Webbed feet were not designed for mountaineering , but after a few weeks the ducks had devised a method of hopping up the stairs one at a time , eating every morsel of bread along the way , until finally they were actually in my bedroom . |
| 22 | But after a few weeks , she said , ‘ You need to find a college , Carol . |
| 23 | The first few times , the pup gets his food for free to demonstrate to him that people are nice , but after a few treats he has to sit for his stranger and for his supper . |
| 24 | Dexter wondered at first whether it was because he was black or a probationer , but after a few months he was sure it was because of his Jamaican origins . |
| 25 | But after a few months , I felt completely bored with the whole idea . |
| 26 | erm but after a few months dad gave it up cos it was erm too wet and that where weeds could grow easily |
| 27 | These lovely plants may take time to form large flowering clumps but after a few years are a sight to behold and are worth every bit of effort you expend . |
| 28 | A small drapers , ‘ Palmers ’ , was next door but after a few years this became a Baby Wear shop . |
| 29 | It is clear that the bunched replacement of fixed capital requires a considerable growth in the rate of the production of fixed assets , but after a few years the need for such replacement will decline rapidly . |
| 30 | Margo went from strength to strength , with bigger and better parts , but after a few years turned to acting and much later married an Australian singer/actor , Rod McLennon , and went to live in Melbourne . |