Example sentences of "a few [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To the relief of their European partners , the Danes decisively backed the Maastricht treaty ( with a few escape clauses ) in their second referendum on the issue . |
| 2 | Friends were able to find an alternative , but for a few moments Marilyn said she could not believe it was happening to her and looked about for the dreaded Jeremy Beadle . |
| 3 | After a few moments Troy got up and walked slowly from the tent . |
| 4 | For a few moments Sandison allowed himself to take in the figure before him and he ignored what had been said . |
| 5 | After a few moments Sandison went on : ‘ Do you know them ? ’ |
| 6 | Eleanor looked as if he had actually hit her , and for a few moments Jessamy found herself feeling sorry for her . |
| 7 | For a few moments Rune regarded her in silence , a slight smile playing round his strong mouth , then he asked softly , ‘ What happened to our truce ? ’ |
| 8 | For a few moments Morse sat where he was . |
| 9 | After a few moments hesitation so did I. |
| 10 | Sara began to explain , but after a few moments Jenny said impatiently , " Why do n't we walk down to Moorlake and then you can show me properly ? " |
| 11 | After a few moments Maidstone said : ‘ What 's your interest in her , anyway ? ’ |
| 12 | I 'll be talking in a few moments time about aviation travel and the risks and , indeed , the trends that are being reflected at the present time , but erm before we move to that let's just think about those of us who perhaps have decided we wo n't go abroad . |
| 13 | Okay , we 'll come back and pick up with you again , if we may , in a few moments time , but I wanted to change tack once more and go back to the telephones , and waiting to talk to us now is Alan Spong , he 's a director of Lunn Poly , one of the country 's leading travel agents . |
| 14 | And that 's Nick Harris talking to Ken Vasey up at the Manor ground and we hope to return to the Manor in a few moments time and see who else Nick has got to talk to us . |
| 15 | At the same time , we need to make sure we respect people 's desire to have a few moments quietness immediately before and after worship . |
| 16 | The men followed them and within a few moments lord Hulton and I were standing there just as before watching the tiny figures on the skyline , listening to the distant " Haow , haow ! " |
| 17 | There were a few moments silence before they turned their backs to the church and , still holding hands , sang : |
| 18 | I would like to invite members to stand and join me in a few moments silence in memory of Doctor . |
| 19 | There was a tumult at the gates , and in a few moments Dunan and the Hearthwares joined them . |
| 20 | For a few moments Leith felt transfixed — there seemed to be a hint of kindness in his look . |
| 21 | After a few moments Cowslip said , " Look , do you see those jackdaws hanging round the carrots ? |
| 22 | After a few moments Milton remarked . |
| 23 | Her vain escape bid lasted less than 60ft and a few nightmare seconds , before she crashed the white Isuzu van into a ditch in a haze of blood and pain . |
| 24 | The train brought one or two doubtful comments from a few WSR enginemen about 3822 's abilities with such a heavy train on the line 's hard gradients . |
| 25 | Mmm … only a few players Id like to see in the side to be honest . |
| 26 | There 's a couple of handouts here which I 'm not gon na go into , but there again somebody might think about when you 're running group training and there 's some , there 's some I du n no er points with a few heading samples , so I 'm gon na take one and pass them on take one pass them on which I really no , no and there 's one over there So you 've got involving trainees we 've done humour we 've touched upon , brainstorming we 've done before . |
| 27 | She took his details , cleaned his face up and put a few butterfly plasters over the cut . |
| 28 | He fancied his bowling , always had a few Cotswold tales to tell — quite often about fellow cricketers — and could sink an evening pint with the best . |
| 29 | The A.896 road through the pass remains narrow with passing places , although a few parking spaces have been cut out of the verges to accommodate the many car owners who come to walk . |
| 30 | Quite a few I suspect . |