Example sentences of "and [verb] [prep] [art] few " in BNC.
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| 31 | Afterwards , lie down and relax for a few moments . |
| 32 | Afterwards , lie down and relax for a few moments . |
| 33 | Some of these programs belong to the Shareware scheme which means that they can be used and evaluated for a few weeks , and you pay the registration fee only if you continue to use them . |
| 34 | I make a coffee and flick through a few albums to try and find something suitable — a Michael Sembelo , a Philip Baily , a Deacon Blue , but none of them feel right in my soul . |
| 35 | Once the message was on the wire , he had little else to do except sit back and wait for a few days . |
| 36 | Place one of these on the slide and cover with a few drops of water . |
| 37 | Research has shown that some old people can not survive the emotional shock of moving to the Home and die within a few weeks . |
| 38 | His move towards contracting led to his being awarded the contract for the Llanidloes and Newtown Railway in 1855 , reaching his home village a year later and passing within a few yards of his first contract , the iron bridge . |
| 39 | As we 're gon na be commemorating and celebrating in a few moments the sacrifice to the very point of giving his own life . |
| 40 | Ten a.m. , 24th July ; just finished breakfast with the mortar team and relaxing for a few minutes over a mug of hot tea discussing the number of casualties after the heavy shelling last night . |
| 41 | In the current situation of economic recession , and cuts in the few nursery facilities that do exist , this option does not appear to be a very feasible one . |
| 42 | The men and women ( eleven in all ) who met here and talked for a few hours and went their unremarkable ways , were the descendants of the impassioned few Roxborough had gathered around him in the dark days following the failure of the Reconciliation . |
| 43 | Let's leave that problem , though , and look at a few of the more important kinds of places in which eruptions occur , relative to a preexisting volcano . |
| 44 | In Maymyo I was at first rather at a loose end , for most of the civilian families had left , and the Establishment chaplain was there to carry on the church services and to look after the few people left . |
| 45 | I sympathized and threw in a few choice obscenities and ‘ hanging 's too good for ‘ ems ’ but made a note to pick up a few watches next time I was down the Brick Lane midnight market . |
| 46 | Supported by four Landrovers and equipped with a few flimsy spares , they sported jeans and shorts rather than jodhpurs , tee-shirts instead of ties and jackets , while on their heads they wore cheches — and definitely not pith-helmets. but if the style was different , the spirit was certainly reminiscent of those pioneer days . |
| 47 | He looked very serious , and thought for a few seconds . |
| 48 | ‘ May I still have the interview with you which you promised ? ’ she asked straight out — and thought for a few seconds , as he looked sternly at her , that she had blown it , and that he had taken the strongest exception to her reminding him of his promise . |
| 49 | The three of them talked politely about horses and racing for a few minutes , before Kelly decided it was time to leave . |
| 50 | When it seemed that the sound and whatever it emanated from was about to overwhelm us , the engine and coaches of an express train appeared in the left-hand window and whizzed past a few feet from the front bumper . |
| 51 | Bigwig listened and sniffed for a few moments . |
| 52 | Poor appetite , stops feeding and screams after a few minutes |
| 53 | ‘ Just think , ’ he told her , ‘ you could treat yourself to a trip down Bond Street and splurge on a few trinkets and some new clothes for your wardrobe . ’ |
| 54 | The Collector sat on his heels by the edge of the pit and watched for a few minutes before continuing on his way . |
| 55 | ‘ I just wandered around and watched for a few minutes , to see how things were done , ’ she said over her shoulder , stowing a small block of fresh Parmesan in an airtight container before putting it in the fridge . |
| 56 | At £5 per quarter , this rarity is not exactly a budget snack , but with a focaccia still warm from the oven and accompanied by a few herb-steeped olives , it could be the most extraordinary sandwich you ever eat . |
| 57 | Fortunately , fishing is banned in the lake in Colchester Park now , and restricted to a few responsible permit-holders along the river . |
| 58 | Thanks to just three votes , Mr Major could sit back and relax for a few moments . |
| 59 | They concern spoken discourse in which sender and receiver interact with each other rapidly , and they tend to be short and deal with a few turns at most . |
| 60 | She 's cast off Charlene 's greasy overalls and pulled on a few slinky numbers for this role . |