Example sentences of "a few [noun pl] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The highlight is ‘ Nhan Tin ’ ( or missing persons ) , which gives individual inmates a few moments to appeal to relatives living in America , Canada or Australia . |
| 32 | I sha n't see you again — I 'm leaving in a few moments to drive down to Kildare . |
| 33 | Karelius remained for a few moments gazing out into the night , taking in the mighty fires and flares , and the cries of ‘ l'Empereur ! ’ mingled occasionally with snatches from the Carmagnole , Père Duchesne , and other patriotic songs . |
| 34 | Miss Honey took a few moments to let this curious statement sink in . |
| 35 | Outside the Bank of England he put the bag on the ground to have a few moments rest . |
| 36 | Thus , when he suffers what in the past he would have regarded as a disaster , he can move now into the transcendent and in a few moments compose himself . |
| 37 | There was no need to leave now ; he could stay and talk the matter out He took a few moments to arrange his thoughts , make a few educated guesses and assess the full extent of the plot which had been built around him . |
| 38 | A few moments thought should reveal that the price needs to be adjusted downwards . |
| 39 | For this reason I always emphasise that if , as you complete the final turn , you are happy that you have got the field ‘ made ’ , you should always open full airbrake for a few moments to check that you would undershoot with that setting . |
| 40 | When we reached the jetty we paused for a few moments to look across at the islet . |
| 41 | It took them a few moments to find it . |
| 42 | He sat down for a few moments to consider his position . |
| 43 | He waited for a few moments to compose himself , then left the court with his arm round his wife , Shirley , to face a large crowd of waiting reporters and cameras . |
| 44 | She wriggled in outrage , but when he caught her head between his hands , pulling back for a few moments to stare intently into her face , she stopped fighting . |
| 45 | After a few moments search Thiercelin succeeded in tracing the relevant issue and spread the broadsheet on the table , translating hesitantly into French for the benefit of his colleague . |
| 46 | It takes a few moments to adjust — one moment one is dry , wearing dry swimming trunks and walking about , and the next one is progressively getting wetter ( including the swimming trunks , which somehow seems particularly inappropriate ) — and it 's only when half a length or so has been swum that the whole thing seems ordinary again . |
| 47 | It only takes a few moments to apply for Accident Cashguard 's important cover . |
| 48 | It only takes a few moments to apply for Accident Cashguard 's important cover . |
| 49 | It had taken him only a few moments to discover , from his wife 's tirade , that Hank 's book was not quite so innocent as he had imagined ; however , any book that made so much money was a good book , in his opinion , and he had defended Hank hotly . |
| 50 | She wanted a few moments to think . |
| 51 | In case librarians and information scientists feel that the first stage of Taylor 's processes of adding value is not very challenging , I feel that I should spend a few moments indicating the considerable complexity of the publicly available information resource potentially relevant to business activities . |
| 52 | I stood on the fringe of the little group for a few moments waiting for a chance to speak to Lovat . |
| 53 | There was a second voice — sharp , abrasive — and it took him a few moments to identify the second voice as belonging to Jane , the maid . |
| 54 | Perhaps , perhaps you could take a few moments to show me the house , your room , where you work ? ’ |
| 55 | Sentue takes a few moments to reply . |
| 56 | She flushed with guilt when Beth took a few moments to reply . |
| 57 | Ten days on the ocean gave him a few chances to visit the cabins of single women , but until they arrived in New York , there were no places to escape once the liaison ended , however passionately , half-heartedly , or ephemerally it had begun . |
| 58 | Emily stared at them in horror but then a few bills did n't mean anything , most people hung on to their money for as long as they could , it was simply the way of businessmen . |
| 59 | A few coins remained in my pocket . |
| 60 | But it 'll take more than a few bruises to soften him up . |