Example sentences of "he returned a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But after he had simmered down and contemplated his parlous financial situation , he returned a few hours later to accept Gilroy 's offer . |
| 2 | He returned a few moments later with the dish , and the little hedgehog could hardly believe her eyes : the gigantic dish was overflowing with dog food . |
| 3 | He returned a few minutes later — this time wearing his belt . |
| 4 | He returned a few minutes later with the news that a room was available . |
| 5 | He returned a few days later to meet the proprietors and Bernard , recognizing there was a limit to their own international expansion at this stage , and ever keen to find outlets for the masses of cloth being printed , immediately proposed to Trevaskis that they worked together , not in competition . |
| 6 | He returned a few days later a broken man . |