Example sentences of "few [noun pl] [adv] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And when they tied up at Water Gypsy 's permanent moorings , he gathered his few possessions together and left with only the most perfunctory of farewells . |
| 2 | Blinked a few times instead and told him in a croaky voice that I 'd met Erica Upton twice and had sat next to her at dinner . |
| 3 | She only mentioned Margaret twice — once tenderly : ‘ the beautiful curtains Margaret and I chose together ’ — once tartly : ‘ Margaret would never prepare her lectures … just gather a few notes together and wonder why she was nervous at the last moment . |
| 4 | He walked past a few minutes ago and said that 's the third letter you 've written today why do n't you put them in the same envelope and save postage ? |
| 5 | We reached Brigade H.Q a few minutes later and drove the jeep round to the back of the house where we unloaded the canisters . |
| 6 | He ran into the room a few minutes later and began to tear off his crumpled clothes . |
| 7 | ‘ When he puts a bad cross in , he 'll go down the line again a few minutes later and try once more . |
| 8 | Watching the BMW ease out into the traffic a few minutes later and accelerate away along the road , Harry turned Nadine 's words over in his mind . |
| 9 | Cook it for a few minutes longer than stated and eat it |
| 10 | If it 's not ready , boil for a few minutes more and test again . |
| 11 | Set the alarm clock a few minutes earlier and exercise before you get up . |
| 12 | He was ambushed a few hours later and shot dead . |
| 13 | ‘ Especially when I was shutting myself away until two or three in the morning , so that I was absolutely certain that I was going to be able to go into the studio a few hours later and deliver something that was believable and complete . ’ |
| 14 | As Montag begins to realise how wrong his community is , he starts to steal a few books rather than burn them all . |
| 15 | After a while Bambi and Nell returned alone , and Bambi with an unexcited word of gratitude to Nell walked a few paces forward and stopped beside her son , who had done nothing to comfort or help his sister and was now sitting alone . |
| 16 | He took a few paces forward and leaned over Willie 's small thin shoulders . |
| 17 | Spurred on again by a stream of oaths , it staggered a few paces further and sank to the ground , defeated . |
| 18 | He took a few steps away and sat down in one of the room 's elegant easy chairs . |
| 19 | She now moved a few steps backwards and sat down again , straightening out one leg and rubbing it as she did so . |
| 20 | He took a few steps forward and tripped over a heavy iron grill set over one of the graves to protect it from the resurrectionists who had once supplied Dr Knox 's anatomy classes . |
| 21 | An office colleague to whom I had told my story , went to Lochinver by train and bus a few months later and stayed at the same cottage . |
| 22 | I 'll never forget when he came home one night a few months ago and said he 'd met this old man who could tell fortunes by reading the dregs in the bottom of a beer glass . |
| 23 | He had a very bad car accident a few months ago and shattered his kneecap . |
| 24 | Even if the pilot is fully aware of being close to the stall , he will instinctively hold off until the glider stalls down the last few feet rather than fly into obstructions at speed . |
| 25 | To Hazel , it seemed a likely place for a weasel : or the white owl , perhaps , might fly along the escarpment at twilight , looking inwards with its stony eyes , ready to turn a few feet sideways and pick off the shelf anything that moved . |
| 26 | I said good-bye to Uncle John and Aunt Janie , gathered my few belongings together and bought a one-way CPR ticket to Vancouver . |
| 27 | Sarah was keen to catch her brother up but did n't really get involved in the sport until a few years later whilst studying at Nottingham University . |
| 28 | Submerged plants rarely attract attention except when they are a nuisance as in the rotting infestation of sea lettuce a few years ago that produced enough hydrogen sulphide gas to discolour housepaint and tarnish silverware in the unfortunate town of Deale , in Maryland . |
| 29 | Kevin tried a few years ago and failed this time … he aims to make history … and if he does we 'll be there … |
| 30 | They 'd moved to their cottage a few years ago and ran an electrical business in Didcot . |