Example sentences of "a few [noun pl] when i " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We went a few rounds when I was big enough to stand up to him . ’ |
| 2 | It seemed that I was asleep for just a few minutes when I was awakened by some noisy bastard shouting into the trench . |
| 3 | On several of the meres I fish I can tell to within a few minutes when I will get bites . |
| 4 | I had not been counting own goals for more than a few minutes when I heard extraordinary sounds coming from my wardrobe . |
| 5 | ‘ Well , I 'd been on the boat a few minutes when I heard someone pounding along the gangway and going ashore , so I knew I 'd been right . ’ |
| 6 | I had been walking for only a few minutes when I was surprised to see Miss Stapleton sitting on a rock ahead of me . |
| 7 | ‘ Hopefully I will be able to continue with a few engagements when I return to Northern Ireland . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I always pop into the Prince of Wales for a few bevvies when I leave here , so does Fred . |
| 9 | I went off to school camp for a few days when I was ten , and Mum suggested I took some sanitary towels with me in case my period started , but I dismissed this as silly and unnecessary . |
| 10 | I should add that there are also a great many flowers that seem to have rather negative meanings , such as the lovely little lawn daisy , which apparently means ‘ delay ’ , or ‘ return after a few days when I may give you an answer ’ — not necessarily the most suitable text to put on a bookmark . |
| 11 | There were only a few occasions when I remembered the news room falling silent as news came in via satellite . |