Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [pron] [prep] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | We asked for nothing but a few gestures — |
| 2 | Christine let him stew in it for a few moments . |
| 3 | About fifteen years ago , we had a Nigerian girl living with us for a few months before her marriage , and she was married from our house . |
| 4 | Yeah , even on the phone our Rob rings up and er , he 'll speak to me for a few minutes and he speaks |
| 5 | Just to talk to him for a few minutes … |
| 6 | And then he looked in her direction , smiled and waved over the woman 's shoulder , continued to talk to her for a few moments , then laid a hand on her arm for an instant and moved towards Helen . |
| 7 | This fellow Simon , you read about him in a few verses earlier , he was a , he was a magician , a so , er a sorcerer , he was the , the wi the witch doctor if you like , if he was in i i in an African situation , there he was , he was the medicine man of the town , of the area and he too believed and was converted , he was baptized , and he was amazed at the miracles that he 'd seen being performed by Philip through the power of God . |
| 8 | You could decide to work at a time when your partner or a friend is round to see the baby , or arrange for someone — a childminder or relative — to look after her for a few hours each week . |
| 9 | If the wife is unable to take a nap in the afternoon when the children are napping , then possibly there is someone who could look after them for a few hours at least one day a week for her to regain her strength . |
| 10 | He stood in the hallway puffing on it for a few seconds to make sure it was fully alight . |
| 11 | ‘ Well , he can atone for his sins by waiting on you for a few days , ’ Jack said laughingly . |
| 12 | That name clearly struck a chord in McIllvanney , for he frowned at me for a few seconds , but the chord must have faded for he shrugged it off . |
| 13 | Kodiak the Alsatian barked at me for a few minutes , and gave up in resignation . |
| 14 | Seventeenth August — visited No. 4 Commando ( French Troop ) and decided to remain with them for a few days , due mainly to their hospitality and the change of scene . |
| 15 | ‘ Could n't you stay with me for a few days in case those men come back . ’ |
| 16 | For a while Elaine was cared for by young volunteers who used to come and stay with her for a few months at a time . |
| 17 | We went in to the University and met up with Ian Jamieson , who invited us to come and stay with them for a few days . |
| 18 | Could I stay with you for a few days and learn how you manage without magic ? " |
| 19 | A daughter may start by doing the shopping or going to sit with them for a few hours . |
| 20 | Manville toyed with it for a few moments , imagining the corridors of the Pentagon and White House alive with zooming figures , grey-flannel covered asses farting tongues of flame . |
| 21 | It is rare to find an elderly person 's home that could not be made much more comfortable , convenient and secure for her by a few carefully planned improvements and adaptations . |
| 22 | Snappy bounded after her for a few yards , then scampered away to follow his mistress . |
| 23 | She looked pleadingly at Tamar as she said , ‘ Mebbe when t'summer comes , your Mam 'll let thoo come and stop wi' us for a few days . ’ |
| 24 | Maria 's sister is ill , so she will be staying with her for a few days . ’ |
| 25 | Erm Sandy 's staying with her for a few days . |
| 26 | Erm , Sandy 's staying with her for a few days . |
| 27 | ‘ She 's been staying with us for a few days . ’ |
| 28 | Beside myself with rage , I crouched , shook my fist under his nose and yelled at him from a few inches ' range . |
| 29 | Will talked with him for a few minutes , then gave him a penny . |
| 30 | Did Changez have any idea of the reluctance with which his bride-to-be , now moving across to her bookshelf , picking up a book by Kate Millett , staring into it for a few minutes and replacing it after a reproachful and pitying glance from her mother , would be exchanging vows with him ? |