Example sentences of "[pron] was quite a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | you can , wonderful , so every time the telephone went , which was quite a few times , we stop it and then we , you know , we fancied supper in the middle and oh it was nice |
2 | There 's another story about me dad that most of used to borrow we had moneylenders in , in the streets , there was quite a few moneylenders in the . |
3 | There was quite a few dances , in er , do you mean dances in the Town Hall ? |
4 | There was quite a few men and made more or less the customers ' requirements and when I was in charge , there was sixteen and they , about in two or three parties , er you know and they 'd make different kinds of locks what was ordered and not particularly er mortice or rim er what the customer required . |
5 | There 's more there was more er women French polishers but there there was a quite a there was quite a few men . |
6 | There was quite a few schools used it . |
7 | I believe that I will always remember it , even though it was quite a few years ago and even though it has recurred quite a few times since . |