Example sentences of "[pron] were a few [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were a few catholic families but the majority and the consensus derived from presbyterian Scottish/Ulster stock . |
| 2 | Josie said that she did n't usually get in until around six , but that there were a few extra jobs that she wanted to finish off ; Lucy had the feeling , but did n't say so , that the main point of the exercise was probably to get her out of the way before the slender red-haired woman arrived home . |
| 3 | IN OUR household as in many others recently there were a few worrying days before the GCSE examination results were published . |
| 4 | IN OUR household as in many others recently there were a few worrying days before the GCSE examination results were published . |
| 5 | It was too late in the year for daffodils and tulips but there were a few cardboard boxes of cut flowers stacked on a trolley waiting for the Peterborough train . |
| 6 | There were a few small birds around in the hazel branches but that was all . |
| 7 | On the wall there were a few decent water-colours of the English countryside and in the far corner , several framed group photographs . |
| 8 | There were a few curled-up sandwiches in a glass-fronted cabinet beneath the counter and a cheese roll that looked like it had been hewn from granite rather than baked with dough . |
| 9 | There were a few frantic seconds while the owl went berserk around my head before disappearing inside its box . |
| 10 | There was no sign of the three people I was looking for , although there were a few strange faces : three or four wives with young children sent out to grass from Athens , and one or two old couples , dehydrated rentiers , who doddered in and out of the mournful lounges of the Hotel Philadelphia . |
| 11 | The overwhelming need was just for more films and so nobody really worried if there were a few strange films somewhere along the spectrum and similarly , as there was a need for lots of directors and cameramen , there was no harm in making films which allowed them to gain experience . |
| 12 | There were a few dark places my parents liked to go into besides under their covers in bed . |
| 13 | There were a few diplomatic handshakes as the players left the field at the end , but it seemed a relief that an extra week lay between this Test match and the next , and it could only be hoped that work would continue behind the scenes to impress upon these cricketers , especially the more excitable ones , that the game does not deserve to be abused . |
| 14 | There were a few anxious moments , but as soon as I pulled on the glove she came straight at me , low and very fast indeed , much swifter of course than she could have done if she had still been carrying the equipment . |
| 15 | There were a few cancelled bookings for children and Darlington Conservative councillor Peter Jones went on Radio Four last week , calling for it be banned from the Civic , where it is due on March 31 . |
| 16 | There were a few suitable towns at which to start but we chose Beni Abbes because the map showed it to be two thousand miles from Kano . |
| 17 | There were a few young men who developed female characteristics , unconsciously perhaps at first but certainly consciously when they became aware of the power that these gave them . |
| 18 | There were a few nasty expletives in the air and the thought that , if they had n't told me about the dyke , what might I encounter later on ? |
| 19 | There were a few vicious Rockers too , in studded leather and chains , discussing gang-bangs , their favourite occupation . |
| 20 | I earn my first of these by commenting that there were a few raised eyebrows when his peerage was announced last June . |
| 21 | THERE WERE a few raised eyebrows when the White Paper on Welsh local government reform was published earlier in the year . |
| 22 | There were a few delayed items , but , surprise , surprise , there was a big juicy book to provide a centrepiece . |
| 23 | A few mouths dropped open and then there were a few nervous giggles . |
| 24 | There were a few nervous moments late on but Sudbury defended stoically to the final whistle , Basingstoke having to make do with another late penalty from Rowledge . |
| 25 | There were a few new faces too , including Mr G Pigott and Miss M Stones . |
| 26 | There were a few other awards given . |
| 27 | Even a little food could be had at a pinch , for here and there were a few pale twists of grass and here and there a dandelion . |
| 28 | In the cool peace of evening after a good dinner there were a few classical records to be played or she might take up her flute . |
| 29 | There were a few startled shrieks , but for the most part the patrons seemed to be enjoying the sudden element of adventure that had been added to their evening . |
| 30 | There were a few marked vans here , but most of the cars were officers ' private vehicles . |