Example sentences of "he [vb past] [prep] [art] few " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I am taking you to Jaén , ’ he announced after a few miles .
2 In his later life he became for a few months nearly as famous as Ramsey , though in a different context .
3 Although he qualified for a few regional events , in fact he was aiming much higher : he wanted a crack at the Open Championship .
4 He played for a few seconds with the animal 's jewelled collar then turned his eyes on me .
5 In any case , how could she look into his eyes and convince him she would n't touch him with a ten-foot pole when every time he came within a few feet of her she quivered inside , remembering the fierce and all too brief pressure of his mouth on hers ?
6 Last autumn he came within a few minutes of death when he slashed his wrists with a razor blade .
7 He dodged past the few remaining couples who still danced , then turned into the supper room .
8 Then he rested for a few minutes and pushed on again .
9 He rested for a few minutes , before pushing himself on .
10 His eyes never left Lamarr Dean , but his right hand closed on the Spencer and it was down at his side as he walked over the few steps to the bar .
11 He walked past a few minutes ago and said that 's the third letter you 've written today why do n't you put them in the same envelope and save postage ?
12 He returned in a few minutes with a very wet and chastened Liam and the cortege was complete .
13 He returned after a few minutes and put the tray on a low table by his chair .
14 ‘ That 's enough ! ’ he called after a few minutes .
15 He thought for a few moments .
16 He strummed for a few seconds then broke into a sweet-sounding madrigal known to both my master and myself .
17 He struggled through a few games but a swollen knee indicated his problems were not over .
18 Not only that , but he went for a few shots , bravely teasing back the initiative from Mushtaq and Waqar .
19 He was educated at Harrow , from where he went for a few months into his father 's City office , which he hated ; and he spent a term in Göttingen , learning German .
20 Consequently , he endured the pain as he went through a few simple movements .
21 He persuaded her to bring her husband home , where he died within a few weeks .
22 He listened to the few men who had survived for more than a few weeks and talked of ‘ Blighty ’ and prayed only for a ‘ cushy wound ’ so they could be moved to the nearest hospital tent and , if they were among the lucky ones , eventually be sent home to England .
23 As he lay for a few seconds recovering from his efforts , Grant ran his eye along the expanse of the steeply sloping roof .
24 He stared for a few more seconds and let his head fall back .
25 Lord Newport asked Richard to teach in his place , which he did for a few months .
26 He hesitated for a few seconds , then gave a curt nod .
27 He hesitated for a few seconds .
28 He waited for a few seconds , but the noise did not repeat itself .
29 He waited for a few moments to compose himself , then left the court with his arm round his wife , Shirley , to face a large crowd of waiting reporters and cameras .
30 ‘ Sweet God , ’ he said after a few seconds , then began buttoning his blue coat .
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