Example sentences of "of [noun pl] [adv] i [vb past] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A couple of minutes later I hailed a cab and was on my way to Heathrow . |
| 2 | I ate three small carrots and was half-way through a can of sardines when I noticed a sea shell in the sand almost beneath me . |
| 3 | A couple of hours later I collected the box , mysteriously taped down and with a mass of weight on top . |
| 4 | ‘ In all my years of motor racing , I can only think of a couple of times when I mastered the machine as at the Nürburgring in 1968 . |
| 5 | ‘ Needless to say , there were plenty of takers when I offered a small wager — but a few worried expressions when I scored five in the first seven games ! |
| 6 | A good eight hour sleep following a hot bath did not prevent a certain stiffness of limbs when I attended the Cities Service programme rehearsal with Jessica Dragonette and Andre Kostelanetz the next afternoon . |
| 7 | A COUPLE of years ago I had a short series published in Everyday Electronics covering the design of regulated power units . |
| 8 | A couple of years ago I had a fascinating conversation with Professor Max Clues on just this subject . |
| 9 | A couple of years back I reviewed the Delmé Quartet 's standard encore disc on Hyperion . |
| 10 | A clergyman who was in Manchester Cathedral when the second device went off said : ‘ I had only been there for a matter of seconds when I heard an almighty crump . |