Example sentences of "few [noun pl] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My few possessions mocked me . |
| 2 | A few calls answered him . |
| 3 | It flaps its wings a few times to lift itself off the ground , then simply rises up , using whatever thermals and air currents it comes across . |
| 4 | The eyes in his skull-like face have long sunk into their sockets , and the rotted remains of a few teeth share his fetid mouth with a blackened , slightly forked tongue . |
| 5 | We may not be lovers any more , but we 're still very good friends despite a few attempts to pull us apart . |
| 6 | His name has been moderately conjured with by British academics , but there have been few attempts to systematize his work for the classroom , as has happened in the United States . |
| 7 | Only in a few cases is it unclear whether a crater is volcanic or from an impact , and in comparably few cases does it seem more likely that a crater is of volcanic origin . |
| 8 | ‘ If you 've got a few minutes to spare I would like to see these fields that have caused so much bother . ’ |
| 9 | Sir Paul would be grateful if Commander Dalgliesh could spare a few minutes to see him . |
| 10 | I think we 'll look at the news in a few minutes to see what the weather 's going to be and then , do you want any ice cream or anything ? |
| 11 | I 'd like to spend erm a few minutes , hopefully not too long because I 'm er known for talking for hours and hours when it comes to our company and our product , but hopefully just a few minutes telling you about our approach to developing an open accounting system . |
| 12 | Endill was thrown to the ground and it took him a few minutes to realise what had happened . |
| 13 | It took her a few minutes to realise what it was . |
| 14 | They spent the next few minutes getting themselves and the canoe off the water . |
| 15 | So erm right now I think we might as well erm allow things to draw naturally to a close there so um let's see erm this gives you a few minutes to catch your breath in time for video , for those of you who 're erm intending to watch it . |
| 16 | If we were sitting in a room and someone came in talking or making a noise , Dawn would panic and it would take me a few minutes to calm her down . |
| 17 | ‘ Well , you 'll have to give me a few minutes to get myself ready . |
| 18 | I think it should only take a few minutes to have you begging me to make love to you … ’ |
| 19 | You see towards the bottom er we pose a few questions there , I 'm going to ask you in a few minutes to introduce yourselves and to say what what sort of presentations you make at the moment . |
| 20 | It took only a few minutes to pack their belongings . |
| 21 | But it 'll take more than a few bruises to soften him up . |
| 22 | When you find you have only a few hours to spare you can choose the best swim for that particular period . |
| 23 | How she managed to get through the next few hours mystified her . |
| 24 | Since a firm intact skin is essential , both to exclude infections and prevent the contents from drying out , it is usual to leave roots on the soil surface for a few hours to harden their skins . |
| 25 | Yet the thought of being cooped up indoors for another few hours made her feel almost suicidal . |
| 26 | Just a willingness to be available for a few hours to suit you — within an agreed rota — to walk around the reserve helping people enjoy their visit and also avoiding problems of pressure on sensitive reserve areas . ’ |
| 27 | On a modest few hours climbing we had sampled two new crags and climbed fine routes — a melange of anxiety , adventure and delight set against a backdrop of a wild , lonely coastline . |
| 28 | Suddenly the events of the last few hours gripped him in a violent despairing spasm . |
| 29 | There are times when we all want to get inside the other person 's head and switch a few knobs to re-programme them completely . |
| 30 | One survey indicates that their average age was over 55 ; they had a strong leisure orientation , and had few plans to expand their businesses ( Perry 1982 ) . |