Example sentences of "few [noun pl] [prep] [noun] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , even when the dinner was over , their ‘ guests ’ showed no sign of leaving , at which point the Emperor began to pull on the ends of his moustache — one of the few signs of irritation he ever allowed himself . |
| 2 | Sir Thomas , however , or rather his stomach , clearly did not agree , for halfway through the entremets , with a few words of apology he absented himself from-the table . |
| 3 | Athelstan promptly refused , for the few mouthfuls of ale he had already drunk bit at his stomach . |
| 4 | After a few moments of silence he pressed the button of an integral cassette-player beneath the dashboard and she was delighted to hear the opening bars of Mendelssohn 's Third Symphony . |
| 5 | The treating , perhaps fortunately , cut his visit short for after a few nights of festivities he was stony broke . |