Example sentences of "few [noun] ago an " in BNC.

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1 ‘ A few minutes ago an old man came to my office .
2 A few years ago an old Aboriginal woman named Lardie Moonlight died in Boulia , a small town in western Queensland .
3 A few days ago an elderly gentleman came into a Dublin suburban office with a bouquet of flowers and presented it to a female staff member .
4 A few days ago an unco-operative van would have sent him back indoors in a state of deep despair .
5 And a few seconds ago an urgent message had come through from GCHQ at Cheltenham .
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