Example sentences of "we [vb past] [prep] a few " in BNC.

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1	Let me read you two or three other verses from that same book of Hebrews that we read from a few moments ago .
2	A few years ago I and my two sons made an amazing discovery — a discovery we shared with a few of our colleagues here .
3	We stopped for a few hours in Aberdeen , long enough to allow Father to take us to see the house we had lived in until 1939 : Stranathro , at Muchalls , perched high on the cliffs by the road to Stonehaven .
4	As we turned another corner we came across a few villagers handling copra .
5	It 's not like the prayers that we heard about a few weeks ago , from Paul 's letters to Timothy and Philemon , where he was addressing an individual .
6	She laughed , and we talked for a few minutes longer .
7	We talked for a few minutes and he was in great spirits .
8	On the telephone , I was greeted with a very friendly and hearty ‘ Well … well … well ! ’ and we chatted for a few minutes as if there had been no break in our contact .
9	When this came to light we insisted for a few days that employees should seek permission to leave the company premises .
10	And then we went to a few Western shops to get our costumes for the Urban Cowboy premier .
11	We went on a few yards , then I held back to let her go ahead of me where the path was narrowest .
12	Well we said , did you not visit and Morpeth and Annick well we we went round a few castles in that area to keep out the rain .
13	When we reached the jetty we paused for a few moments to look across at the islet .
14	We stayed for a few days in Paris on the way home , and Elizabeth wrote to me at our hotel .
15	We stayed in a few bed and breakfasts when we thought we needed a wash , and a few youth hostels .
16	Joe made room for me with the same amount of good grace he might have afforded an enemy invading his castle and we sat for a few minutes without speaking , inspecting the view .

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