Example sentences of "it [vb past] [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | It passed a few minutes later . |
| 2 | It re-appeared a few weeks later as Netwise UK Ltd , in what some creditors argued at the time was ‘ an apparent breach of Section 312 of the UK Insolvency Act of 1986 . ’ |
| 3 | It re-appeared a few weeks later as Netwise UK Ltd , in what some creditors argued at the time was ‘ an apparent breach of Section 312 of the UK Insolvency Act of 1986 , ’ ( UX No 375 ) . |
| 4 | And then it sold a few , and a few more , and I thought ‘ Well why not give it a try ? ’ … and it blows my mind . ’ |
| 5 | The muffled jangle of the bell disturbed her reverie , and she glanced up at the clock — it lacked a few minutes to three — her visitor was punctual as usual . |
| 6 | They say it made a few other people happy as well … |
| 7 | It bounced a few yards ahead of the Hussars ' advance , then slammed into a wood where it tore and crashed through the thickly leaved branches . |
| 8 | Unfortunately it crashed a few months later on a training mission in Scotland , when part of a Polish Squadron . |
| 9 | Spurred on again by a stream of oaths , it staggered a few paces further and sank to the ground , defeated . |
| 10 | It is clearly related to the Horta figure work although it came a few months later , and it shows the same intensive analysis of the nature of solid forms . |
| 11 | Broderick has faced more of a problem , since it seemed a few years back that he had stopped ageing . |
| 12 | It Germanised the few Polish street , town and place names , undertook propagandist ‘ research work ’ on historical subjects , supervised the Germanising of family names among those Poles who decided to take the plunge into German identity , took down Polish-language warning notices about venereal diseases from public toilets and instituted a system of bonuses for all teachers and civil servants prepared to move and settle in the eastern provinces . |
| 13 | So after it happened a few times our teacher said ‘ We wo n't have cooking like this any more . ’ |
| 14 | It happened a few months later . |
| 15 | But there was no doubt that the décor was too bare , too cool if it allowed a few interesting and stylized images ( the sea , the intervention of the gods ) to stiffen the characters on stage . |
| 16 | It showed a few shots of the God-Kings residence , called the Divine Sanctum , which looked from the outside as big as some planetoids and not much lovelier . |
| 17 | ‘ Certainly found it cured a few problems , ’ André finished for her . |
| 18 | It started a few days ago . |
| 19 | It brought a few tears to my eyes . |
| 20 | With its varnished mahogany and gleaming brasswork fuselage it managed a few erratic hops but never got off the ground ! |
| 21 | He served us mulled wine sprinkled with cinnamon and heated with a red hot poker and then emptied the contents of a saddle bag on to the table ; it contained a few faded white rose petals and pieces of parchment . |
| 22 | ‘ Phoenixa ’ is EMI 's culling from the old Pye Nixa catalogue , which it acquired a few years ago and launched with a contribution from each record sold to the environmental music charity ‘ Music for the World ’ . |
| 23 | It took a few minutes for me to balance the load . |
| 24 | Out from behind a petrol pump appeared a figure that was female , though it took a few seconds to realise it . |
| 25 | It took a few minutes before his eyes had adjusted to semi-darkness and the great sweep of the headland became visible , its shapes and forms mysteriously altered under the high stars . |
| 26 | ‘ It took a few years before one saw that the contact with , and knowledge of , industry , the dialogue , needed to be restored . ’ |
| 27 | In a cool sheltered position , with a damp-proof membrane , it took a few days to harden enough to build on . |
| 28 | It took a few minutes in the kitchen to make the mug of strong chicory coffee to which he added a liberal lacing of brandy . |
| 29 | It took a few minutes for Curtis and Adrian to realise their baby had disappeared . |
| 30 | It took a few bumps on the head for him to get used to the low ceiling and the prominent oak beams , but now they do n't bother him at all . |