Example sentences of "were a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the doormat , there were a few late Christmas cards plus the inevitable letter from the bank , but no offers of job interviews . |
| 2 | There were a few villages in the lower hills and , further up , small groups of round mud-huts , each housing a couple of families , were dotted across the fields . |
| 3 | Because of the practical difficulties in overcoming the first of these problems , I can not see , even if the price of the D-to-A converter were a few pence , Class D in its Reeves or Sandler guise making much progress . |
| 4 | We arrived at the little house in the evening and already there were a few people there . |
| 5 | Similarly , having the wrong attitude is a constituent part of being a ‘ gouger ’ , but there were a few situations when the subsequent application of the gouger typification late into the encounter undercut the effect of the politeness of the offender , and the deference displayed was less important than the knowledge that later led to the use of the typification . |
| 6 | There were a few cows in the field and they were wandering in the direction of the sniper 's position . |
| 7 | There were a few Commandos resting in the barn , they looked up as I entered but showed no recognition . |
| 8 | There were a few dark places my parents liked to go into besides under their covers in bed . |
| 9 | I drew a peg in the bend which I had drawn some years before and knew there were a few fish there and decided on one rig only — the pole . |
| 10 | There were a few exercises they forbade , and would never let the Prince pilot supersonic Buccaneers or the Sea King anti-submarine helicopters ; but he did qualify for membership of the exclusive Ten Ton Club , by flying at more than 1,000 m.p.h. in a phantom scrambled from Leuchars in Fife , which he had taken over Balmoral before going supersonic off the coast of Scotland . |
| 11 | Now ‘ I 've Got My Mojo Working ’ does n't go down with everyone , but at that time there were a few people around who did like that kind of stuff , and we were hopefully appealing to them . ’ |
| 12 | Not that I complained because I was having a great time with it , but I noticed that there were a few changes and when I went back to England from Mustique , that was probably the last time MainMan existed . |
| 13 | Ten years ago , there were a few incidental boxes of onions in supermarkets ; in the new-age groceries , the shopper is usually greeted at the door by a banquet of fresh fruit and vegetables glowing with health . |
| 14 | There were a few houses whose wrought-iron balconies were crammed with plants : great pots of geraniums , full and dark , the flowers looking down at me like tiny faces , intently . |
| 15 | Besides the ‘ straight ’ prostitutes , there were a few transvestites , heavily made up , trying to swallow their Adam 's apples and speak in wheedling , fluty voices . |
| 16 | There were a few people about now : walking their dogs , jogging in tracksuits along the firm sand out by the water 's edge . |
| 17 | Nevertheless , there were a few Conservative politicians who fundamentally disagreed with Conservative policy . |
| 18 | There were a few German Shepherds and Dobermanns guarding the larger properties , and the security guard at the hotel had a Rottweiler but , by and large , dogs were thin on the ground and were usually medium to large brown mongrels . |
| 19 | Apart from the abductees , the only people who stood out were a few suits . |
| 20 | There were a few trees in the street , but they were an urban stock , splotched with dirt , twisted and stunted by city poisons . ’ |
| 21 | There were a few trees edging the pavement , but they were an urban stock , twisted and stunted by city poisons . |
| 22 | If there were a few Jewish citizens they went unidentified ; there was no synagogue , no kosher butcher . |
| 23 | ‘ Technically , there were a few bits wrong with the swing that kept holding me back , ’ he said . |
| 24 | In the Surrey side he inherited were a few reputedly awkward personalities . |
| 25 | The returns from farming were generally poor and land prices were below what they were a few years ago . |
| 26 | There were a few clubs at the lower end of the street , but it was mostly owned by monolithic movie companies . |
| 27 | Like any actor who has to play many different parts , all Reagan wanted were a few good lines written for him on cue cards that he could quote without having to tax his own abilities . |
| 28 | There were a few others of the same period , Youngs Mill being advertised for sale in 1828 , with a 16hp engine , driving three pairs of four foot diameter stones . |
| 29 | There were a few tears even the obstetrician seemed a bit overcome and kept shaking my hand . |
| 30 | There were a few last roses glimmering the lights from the French windows . |