Example sentences of "a few [noun pl] [adv] with " in BNC.
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| 1 | He returned a few moments later with the dish , and the little hedgehog could hardly believe her eyes : the gigantic dish was overflowing with dog food . |
| 2 | One night , he recalls , he sat alone in the Commons library when David Owen passed by and returned a few moments later with David Marquand . |
| 3 | ‘ He only got his chance because we had a few players out with flu . |
| 4 | I sometimes think that artists could well exhibit a few sketches along with the actual picture . |
| 5 | There are now six farmsteads and a few cottages together with a number of modern bungalows . |
| 6 | She returned a few minutes later with an air of triumph , waving a folded map . |
| 7 | Off he goes and returns a few minutes later with friend and a dirty great Roller , all pristine chrome and gleaming fenders . |
| 8 | The attendant giggled and came back a few minutes later with another bowl of rice and chicken , which Myeloski despatched with his customary enthusiasm . |
| 9 | He left the cosy little restaurant to reappear a few minutes later with the announcement that her taxi was at the door and that he and Bob would go with her as far as her hotel . |
| 10 | Dieter went off and returned a few minutes later with the information that Marie-Claire never came in on a Wednesday because her children 's school was closed on that day . |
| 11 | He returned a few minutes later with the news that a room was available . |
| 12 | She hurried off and returned a few minutes later with a tiny white gown . |
| 13 | Nonetheless , he agreed ; the apothecary rose and disappeared into the back room , emerging a few minutes later with a small leather bag . |
| 14 | She returned a few minutes later with an explanation that medicine was being prepared for me . |
| 15 | He went indoors and returned a few minutes later with the shoe box . |
| 16 | Spanswick , 50 , returned a few minutes later with a mash hammer and delivered blows to Mr Curren 's hands as he tried to protect himself . |
| 17 | We had er er quite a few catastrophes today with the flowers . |
| 18 | He sits behind a desk and you stand a few feet away with a screw facing you really close on either side . |
| 19 | ‘ Dame Agatha , I need a few words alone with Lady Amelia . ’ |
| 20 | I tested a few planks carefully with the weight of my hand , then retreated and stood up on safer ground . |
| 21 | Jock Lewes came in a few days later with a different tale to tell . |
| 22 | It can not be simply the distortions of hindsight that cast Alison Kraemer in the role of spoiler , for the effect was to throw us all into a foul temper , heightening the existing tensions until they exploded a few days later with devastating results . |
| 23 | Indeed , he was talking at the time about the possibility of him returning to Europe a few days later with Sampras for the Davis Cup final . |
| 24 | Likely to meet the Scottish club are Yorkshire 's Ilkley , who re-confirmed their serious intention to succeed in 1992 by beating lowly-placed Barnard Castle School , and then following up this home victory a few days later with a 3–0 away success in a delayed fixture against Topspin Darlington . |
| 25 | Right and there 's also , what it is , is there 's also a few cards just with snog on . |
| 26 | They also did it a few years ago with their then hottest act , Alexander O'Neal . |
| 27 | Tom 's latest acquisition is EMF 's Unbelievable and he makes the song as much his own as he did a few years ago with Prince 's Kiss . |
| 28 | Akai tried a similar idea a few years back with their U4 phrase trainer , but that was , surprisingly , a flop . |
| 29 | Oxford itself , the ‘ city of dreaming spires ’ as John Betjeman eulogised it is only a few miles away with all its many and varied attractions . |
| 30 | The last meeting was held on Oki premises a few weeks ago with only a few friends of the family in attendance . |