Example sentences of "few [noun pl] [coord] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 So we 've been down there a few times but I said to you did n't I ?
2 I 've done that quite a few times but it does n't have any lasting effect , so maybe I 'd be a bad catch , ’ he says .
3 You slipped over a few times but you got up alright did n't you ?
4 In fact , you can just get on and off them a few times and they never seem to register the same thing twice !
5 I 've seen him a few times and he 's never made a favourable impression on me !
6 ‘ I 've spoken to him a few times and he 's the epitome of a true warrior .
7 Every time he walked that 's him come back again and every time he stopped it stopped and this happened a few times and he was very scared and he thought he had better go and see what the noise was and anything well it was just a pet sheep tangled up in its tether .
8 I only saw him a few times and he seemed to wander around in no-man 's land half the time doing bugger all .
9 I 'm very upfront about being happily married — I 've brought Nick into the office a few times and I mention him in conversation whenever it 's appropriate .
10 Storms Morrissey , at No 23 in the charts with former band The Smiths ' This Charming Man : ‘ I 've met Vic Reeves a few times and I ca n't believe he 'd do something so hurtful .
11 You were right about him being mentioned in the Eye ; appeared a few times and I got the cuts up … ’
12 " Oh I 've been 'ere a few times and I 've heard some bleedin' awful screams comin' out of that room .
13 Pass a few exams and I 'd do lots of shows and festivals when I 've won money for my dance school .
14 I 'd pass a few ex a few exams and I 'd do lots of shows and festivals and I 've won money for my dance school .
15 We 're seeing just a few cases and I do n't deny the fact that occasionally there are bullies in the Army .
16 The airport fire service was alongside the wreck within a few minutes but there was little the firemen could do .
17 For a complicated shape this may take a few minutes but it is much more controlled than some of the automatic methods .
18 The incident was under control within a few minutes and no-one was injured .
19 I wonder if you 'd care to wander up for a few minutes and we could perhaps move this matter of Gray on a bit ?
20 Yeah , and they 're only out for a few minutes and they 're fed up out there as well , and backwards and forwards like a fiddlers elbow go on I want to put those lupins in
21 I 've got a meeting in a few minutes and I — ’
22 He was alone for just a few minutes and I made my offer .
23 A few minutes and I was shaking his hand , completely dumbfounded by the physical perfection of the man , his elegance , his charm .
24 Just sit there quietly for a few minutes and I 'll see if the doctor is free . ’
25 ‘ He did make things difficult for a few minutes and I did consider having him fired from the chamber .
26 Stay there for a few minutes and you will begin to experience one of several sensations : it may be a slight breeze , or perhaps a tingling sensation , heat ( especially in the palms ) , static or even a magnetic pull .
27 Well , keep awake for the few minutes and you might derive a little comfort from knowing what scientists can and ( more important ) can not do .
28 When the smoke really thins out , thin blue smoke , rap on it , give the whole tin a shake and it 'll suddenly burst into thick smoke for a few minutes and it may do that again for a second time .
29 Halt it for a few minutes and it would die altogether .
30 She 'll bring it to you in a few minutes and it 'll help you keep your strength . ’
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