Example sentences of "after a few [noun pl] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They may start a meal looking quite hungry but after a few mouthfuls say they are full . |
| 2 | The schoolteacher realized that his guests were tongue-tied in this strange place and , after a few openings had brought no more than murmurs of self-conscious or self-absorbed politeness , he did what he had found best to do on such occasions . |
| 3 | They waited to be told as much , but after a few moments realized with surprise that their hosts were evidently less enthusiastic . |
| 4 | After a few moments Endill slowly put up his hand . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | At first she tried to be as quiet as possible as she began preparations for lunch , but after a few minutes gave up and worked normally , deciding to impress the moody Dr Vaughan by making dumplings to top the soup . |
| 7 | ‘ Would it be too suspicious-sounding to ask where we 're going ? ’ she enquired huskily , after a few miles had been gobbled up by the powerful car . |
| 8 | But after a few compliments lobbed in the direction of the Bank came the sting . |
| 9 | After a few modifications had been made , based on Frank 's own playing requirements , this model emerged as a bastard offspring of the Saber — the family lineage basically intact , but with a wilder spirit and some distinctly antipodean overtones . |
| 10 | After a few days comes the next crucial stage in the breaking process . |