Example sentences of "after [art] few [noun pl] [noun prp] " in BNC.

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1 After a few minutes Woodruffe said : ‘ You 've got your foot on the brake , Dudley . ’
2 After a few minutes Crabb returned to the jetty for some extra weights to overcome his buoyancy and , having fitted these to his satisfaction , set off for the Russian cruiser .
3 After a few minutes Rose handed the paper back to him .
4 After a few minutes Jack groped for the bedside table .
5 After a few minutes Dieter 's car overtook them ; when they arrived at the auberge , it was parked in the shadows a short distance away with two dim shapes close together in the front seats .
6 After a few minutes Wednesday arrived with about ten boys , Mr Morraine and Matron .
7 After a few days Anne decided to go back to school .
8 But after a few days Mcduff lost interest .
9 But after a few days Clare began to worry .
10 After a few seconds Sandison said : ‘ Tell me about the Scots . ’
11 ‘ Please , Dana , do as I ask ; it 's important , ’ Claudia pleaded , and something in her manner must have got across , for after a few seconds Dana allowed herself to be led towards the café .
12 They turned left down a road and after a few paces Tom opened another gate into the field next to the graveyard .
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