Example sentences of "his [noun sg] [prep] [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | In his amateur days he was an ‘ eviction technician ’ ( a fashionable euphemism for bouncer ) but such work is regarded as unseemly for the standard bearer of a sport which prides itself in its healthy clean-living image , and he now supplements his income from the few competitions which pay more than a pittance by personal appearances . |
| 2 | On several occasions the obituarists have been poised , ready to send the man to his grave with a few solemn words of recognition . |
| 3 | Jazz skewered up his hair with a few of Mrs Nicholson 's hairpins and the three of them shuffled and clacked respectively for home , grateful for the now emptier streets . |
| 4 | Cos Grant 's gone off to play with his computer for a few minutes . |
| 5 | Alexia held his glance for a few moments , a furrow between her eyebrows , and dropped the subject . |
| 6 | I think that erm he 's almost there , we shall be able to award him his proficiency badge for his locksmithing after a few more tests . |
| 7 | Dorcas vaguely recalled an elderly nome who had once decided that he was a teapot , but he 'd changed his mind after a few days . |
| 8 | It remained his seat for a few months short of thirty years . |
| 9 | I went over to his home for a few days to sort out helmet and leather contracts . |
| 10 | Liz had continued to live at home with her parents , but she was now thinking about going to stay with her brother and his wife for a few weeks . |
| 11 | Andrew Beattie was allowed a visit by his wife for a few minutes around half-past one and for the first time he learned that no strike organisers had been arrested other than in the Rathcoole district . |
| 12 | He lay on his back for a few moments as he always did , then turned onto his right side , arranging himself as if for sleep . |
| 13 | It is not unknown for barbel to pull a rod into the water with a speed and viciousness that has to be seen to be believed , even when the angler has only glanced away from his rod for a few seconds . |
| 14 | She sat dully in the cab while the driver talked non-stop about foreign tourists who would dominate his trade for a few more months to come . |
| 15 | Vincent liked to have him sitting drowsily on the floor of his studio on a few sacks while he worked . |
| 16 | When the plant closed , and after trying his hand at a few other jobs , he finally settled at . |
| 17 | Dr McNab had Come to the door of his ward for a few moments to watch the heating of the bath-water ; then with a sigh and a shake of his head he had retired inside again . |
| 18 | After fiddling with the stem of his glass for a few seconds , he looked straight at her and said : |
| 19 | Hawkins considered his glass for a few moments , then looked up at Talbot . |
| 20 | That 's one of the occupational hazards of listening to people talking football — Docherty talking through his arse for a few quid . |
| 21 | I could have told you this at the height of his reputation , just as I could have predicted his downfall after a few short years in the limelight . |
| 22 | He turned on the guards who held Harry between them , and looked at his prisoner for a few minutes in silence . |
| 23 | He should not spend all his time on a few only of the questions . |
| 24 | Inside , the rooms are light and panelled with elegant pedimented overdoors , and it is sad to think that the full splendour of Bullen Reynes 's house was only enjoyed by his son and his family for a few short years ; the bulk of it burned down in 1704 . |
| 25 | David Puttnam will be going round with a quiet smile on his face for a few days . |
| 26 | He eventually got the girl to agree to a date and walked around with an idiot smile on his face for the few weeks beforehand . |
| 27 | Mr Heath was a directive leader of the Cabinet but confined , his interest to a few areas ( EEC , incomes policy , and Northern Ireland ) . |
| 28 | Designer Daniel Andrieu was present as the concealing-sheet was whipped away amid a swirling cloud of smoke which hid his creation for a few choking seconds before we could see what had been achieved . |
| 29 | Of course there were those who remained staunch , Guy reminded himself , as he reached into his tunic for a few coins . |