Example sentences of "his [noun] [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 | His words of a few days ago came unbidden into her mind . |
| 6 | Alexia held his glance for a few moments , a furrow between her eyebrows , and dropped the subject . |
| 7 | For suppose that he , tired as he must be , closes his eyes for a few moments . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | The vicar says he 'll can live of his savings for a few weeks , but if there 's still no escape from the dole he 'll have to return to Greece . |
| 11 | It remained his seat for a few months short of thirty years . |
| 12 | He patted his pockets for a few moments . |
| 13 | This is Rupert , a 5 month old Barn Owl who was deserted by his parents at a few days old , but found in time to be saved and hand reared . |
| 14 | I went over to his home for a few days to sort out helmet and leather contracts . |
| 15 | For the last year Archie , under doctor 's orders has been unable to work , but hopes to get back on his feet within a few following an operation . |
| 16 | Instead , George concentrated his efforts on the few remaining furry areas on an otherwise bare bear . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | She was stitching the holes Rosie had managed to rip in the seat of his pants in the few seconds they were in her possession . |
| 23 | He sat , shaking , before his a.i. for a few minutes , realising that , whatever he 'd thought before , the following procedures might prove even more risky than the persona transfer itself . |
| 24 | Vincent liked to have him sitting drowsily on the floor of his studio on a few sacks while he worked . |
| 25 | Everything he owned just to have it in his hands for a few hours . |
| 26 | When the plant closed , and after trying his hand at a few other jobs , he finally settled at . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | After fiddling with the stem of his glass for a few seconds , he looked straight at her and said : |
| 29 | Hawkins considered his glass for a few moments , then looked up at Talbot . |
| 30 | That 's one of the occupational hazards of listening to people talking football — Docherty talking through his arse for a few quid . |