Example sentences of "on [prep] [art] few " in BNC.
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1 | He ate a gargantuan meal , starting with some plovers ' eggs they had overlooked earlier , working on through a few roast geese with a brace or so of ducklings on the side , and ending with one half of a cheese and a couple of bowls of fruit . |
2 | Whereas it is obvious that the launch must be abandoned anywhere near the ground , halfway up the launch it is reasonable to hold on for a few seconds to see if the speed picks up again . |
3 | The talking went on for a few moments then the sudden , all too familiar , sound of a mortar bomb leaving the barrel . |
4 | Once well formed , remove the polythene bag and allow to grow on for a few weeks before potting on each plant singly . |
5 | She would twitter on for a few sentences to get everyone else to give their opinions , then make a decision . |
6 | Asking the candidate to wait on for a few minutes . |
7 | The controls , which laid down a minimum deposit for certain goods , restricted the amount of the finance charge which could be made and prohibited finance charges altogether for others , lingered on for a few years afterwards as part of what was still more or less a strictly managed war-time economy . |
8 | Cream conditioners are massaged onto hair , left on for a few minutes , then rinsed off . |
9 | He drove on for a few minutes , the headlights cleaving a way through the darkness . |
10 | The Steady State Theory floundered on for a few more years , being continually revised , but eventually its three proponents conceded defeat . |
11 | It finally erupted when Mozart asked for permission to stay on for a few days in Vienna to collect some outstanding fees . |
12 | We carried on for a few more yards , then retraced our steps down to the main level and back out into the sunshine . |
13 | The Captain and his wife proved so hospitable that Ricky stayed on for a few days after Minton left to stay with Paul ( ‘ Odo ’ ) Cross and Angus Wilson at their home Rio Chico at Ocho Rios . |
14 | The way things are , you might struggle on for a few months . |
15 | ‘ But if you carry on for a few more days on an unofficial basis , that 's your business . |
16 | She said it had been going on for a few months . ’ |
17 | I can go on for a few more days . |
18 | And so it went on for a few more minutes and then Anna returned , bearing a red packet labelled " Marlboro " . |
19 | The weather was still warm and sunny , though , an Indian summer that looked like stretching on for a few more days yet . |
20 | Yes , I think I shall stay on for a few days here . ’ |
21 | Why not extend you holiday by staying on for a few nights in Copenhagen ? |
22 | On the return , you can stay on for a few nights in Copenhagen for just £39 per person per night . |
23 | Afterwards the whole group stayed on for a few extra days . |
24 | Bob did not retire immediately as he has worked on for a few months to introduced new salesmen to their areas . |
25 | Maybe I should have hung on for a few days in there getting to grips with Alf Bundy 's ailments . |
26 | He walked on for a few yards , stooped and picked something up . |
27 | It is part of a rather complicated arrangement that has been going on for a few years now . ’ |
28 | ‘ Well , actually , this is such a beautiful place , I was thinking of maybe staying on for a few extra days , ’ she invented hastily , knowing her mother would worry herself silly if she knew the half of it — let alone that her car had packed up . |
29 | So , the tree which from which bows used in the Battle of Agincourt could have been fashioned seems set to live on for a few more generations yet . |
30 | The travellers say they wo n't be moving on for a few days and tonight , the festival still appears to be in full swing.Local people are angry after finding drug-taking equipment dumped in gardens , and sheep savaged to death at a local farm . |