Example sentences of "few [noun pl] [conj] [pers pn] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 'll read that sort of round and round a few times before you get it straight in your head what 's |
| 2 | I 'm very upfront about being happily married — I 've brought Nick into the office a few times and I mention him in conversation whenever it 's appropriate . |
| 3 | No sooner had she begun manufacturing a few defences than he demolished them with a flick of his finger . |
| 4 | A storm arrives from the west , the snow falling so thickly in a few minutes that I fear I will lose my way . |
| 5 | Aye , we 'll just have a wee few minutes before we set them up . ’ |
| 6 | Rather unfairly , as he had been very nice that morning , it was a few minutes before I remembered there was a third guest present . |
| 7 | Fran murmured her thanks as the woman collected the dog and went on her way , but it was a few minutes before she followed her . |
| 8 | He was alone for just a few minutes and I made my offer . |
| 9 | Merseyside police have revealed that they probably killed James a few hours after they took him from the Strand shopping centre in Bootle . |
| 10 | Now already , she 's had a wash and a workout or two , and read a few books and she thinks she 's the answer to an Amazon 's prayer . |
| 11 | Knight bannerets of the king 's household stopped them but Cranston muttered a few words and they let him by . |
| 12 | His voice had changed during the last few words and she pushed him hard against the end of the settle as she said , ‘ No , they wo n't come running , but have you ever thought of you doin' the askin' ? |
| 13 | Like a few months before you get your provisional and while you 're working you can save the rest of your money , like you 're . |
| 14 | A few months after I left I met someone else and we had a wonderful relationship for a few months , but then guilt reared its ugly head and Marie persuaded me to go back because I 'd left her with two children . |
| 15 | She 's obviously been under a tremendous strain over the last few months and she needs my help . ’ |
| 16 | Her opinion of her benefactor leapt up another few notches as she followed his messenger through to the tiny kitchen , where the porter dumped his box on the only available surface and bent to open the fridge . |
| 17 | ‘ At first , I had a few reservations but we got it mixed in a day . |
| 18 | ‘ The plant has been neglected for a few years so I thought I 'd give it some plant food and water and to my astonishment this was the result , ’ said Margaret . |
| 19 | A few years before he died he posed for this effigy , placing the completed picture in his room , adjacent to his bed , as a memento mori . |
| 20 | Oh he had that Cavalier for a few years after I sold it . |
| 21 | A most unforeseen occurrence cut short the Revd Dr William Dodd 's participation in this crusade when , a few years after he wrote his Account , he was charged with the capital offence of forgery . |
| 22 | I think that 's not uncommon actually if you , when you get people who 've , who 've been away from the education system for a f a few years and I think it 's almost like mature students do have more anxiety than people who come straight from school generally speaking I think erm |
| 23 | Hatfield has become a bl black spot because of the closure of , er the aerospace industry in the County has suffered gravely in the past few years and I think you will agree , the closure of at . |
| 24 | A few days after he mailed it , he telephoned his friend and colleague at Aphrodisias , in Anatolia , and called off his visit . |
| 25 | There was a pause , as if he was controlling his rage , before he answered , ‘ He died a few days after you left him . ’ |
| 26 | I 'll try , but you 'll have to give me a few days before you pull her in . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ A few days before he joined his army , King James was at prayer in the royal chapel at Linlithgow . |
| 28 | In the event of trouble , remove the villain , let the other fish settle for a few days and them put him back . |
| 29 | So this morning the fat little chap in the long white coat who was sorting us out in the Dean 's Office said I 'd better come along here for a few days until they got me organized with another partner . |
| 30 | Fortunately , however , a few weeks before I found it I attended a lecture given by a Dr Peter Herring , of an oceanographic research institute based in Godalming , on the subject of marine bioluminescence . |