Example sentences of "a few [noun pl] now " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's only a few hours now . ’ |
| 2 | They have a few artists now and then . ’ |
| 3 | Since that first morning at the gravel pit she had not once admitted her fear but she always looked white and tense and , although she could manage a few strokes now , she swam clumsily and jerkily , keeping her head high . |
| 4 | I 'd like to spend a few minutes now trying to pull that together and then go onto how we evaluate these plans , because you 've all produced these and would n't you like to know how good they are and how bad they are ? |
| 5 | But he said all he did was people he 'd met quite a few times now , they say that you know like cos he 's very funny , he comes out with me , god Sally what 's the matter with you , you 've been drinking or something , I said no , that 's how he is he 's not |
| 6 | I have n't seen my , never saw my grandfather and so family has been out of the country for a few generations now . |
| 7 | ‘ But a few roubles now , eh ? |
| 8 | For a few yards now she had been aware of a car cruising behind her . |
| 9 | I would like to thank them all for their gifts and their good wishes , ’ said Dorothy , who is looking forward to cultivating a few hobbies now that she has more time . |
| 10 | We shall look at a few examples now in which simple geometries will be considered . |
| 11 | St. Katherine 's Gardens — once the site of St. Katherine 's Church of which only a few stones now remain . |
| 12 | One occupation which requires people to work a few days now and then is market research , and you will usually see advertisements for this work in local papers . |
| 13 | ‘ Because for a few days now it will be very dangerous in the forest . ’ |
| 14 | I 've been feeling headachy and dizzy for a few days now . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ It 's only five years , nine months and a few days now ! ’ |
| 16 | ‘ We 've been out of touch for a few days now . |
| 17 | The idea had been in the back of her mind for a few days now and this evening had decided it for sure . |
| 18 | We 've gone back er a few days now , Jesus is actually arriving in Jerusalem and the , the heading that 's given in in the Good News Gospel here is the answer to that question is n't it Matthew ? |
| 19 | He was strumming a few chords now , one foot up on a stool , and the silence in the little bar was complete . |
| 20 | I 've had this shrub for a few years now but it has been a bit reluctant to bloom . |
| 21 | I have not seen Brian Way for a few years now , since he went to work in America , but if he is continually developing his philosophy and practice at the rate Dorothy Heathcote is refining hers , then there is the added danger that anything written about them is out of date as it leaves the press . |
| 22 | After reading your magazine for a few years now , I feel it 's time to send you a letter . |
| 23 | HAVING BEEN a regular reader of your magazine for a few years now , I have been most interested in the regular updates on the progress in restoration of Bf 109G G-USTV . |
| 24 | Hayes Machine Knitting Club has been running for quite a few years now and welcomes new members . |
| 25 | I have n't toured for a few years now , apart from the World Cup and I made that an exception because I felt we could go all the way and win it . ’ |
| 26 | The North Londoners have been loitering on the ‘ average ’ line for a few years now , and finally they 're staggering towards a state of ‘ alrightness ’ if the harmonious ‘ Doodle ’ is anything to go by . |
| 27 | There 's a number in the er when I was Church Street so that 's a few years now so it needs to be checked . |
| 28 | Right erm now that 's understandable er even , even members who get stuff posted directly such as , you know , we 've had a direct mailing system for quite a few years now , when you meet them you say what about I do n't know what you 're talking about ? |
| 29 | I 've been a carer for quite a few years now , until recently , when my grandmother died . |
| 30 | Tom 's been around a few years now . |