Example sentences of "a [adj] [adj] [noun pl] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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1 | For a few anxious moments Franco thought he was dead but he came round within a minute or so although he remained in a semi-conscious state . |
2 | With a few choice words Adam Burns had somehow managed to take all the fun away — he 'd tarnished her act , cheapened it even , by describing her as brash and brassy . |
3 | After a few thrusting minutes Edward gave a strangled cry that seemed to come from deep in his throat and jerked out of her . |
4 | I 'm gon na lift a few mint roots Stefan and er plant them in a box of compost and put them in the warm greenhouse so they give me nice sprigs of fresh mint in a few months ' time . |
5 | He leaves it to the local man : the local man , whose tremulous reliance on a few patented drugs Hamilton observes with a speechless sneer . |
6 | In a few short sentences Quinn explained what he had done . |
7 | She sipped the pink gin , and for a few delirious seconds Peter wondered if it had turned out well because she had met him instead . |
8 | After a long few seconds Karelius said , ‘ I can see it 's no use trying to convince you of the way I feel . |
9 | Considering Maurice 's wife was an exceptionally plain woman , there were a good many ripostes Charlie could have made , ripostes which might have been transparently insulting . |