Example sentences of "[pron] were a few [noun pl] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Seen from a hill , the dunes stretched as far as the deep blue of the horizon , above which were a few streaks of cirrus cloud . |
| 2 | There were a few sticks of furniture and the floor was beaten earth , rather cold despite the summer . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | There were a few members of staff who could do with a visit from beyond the tomb . |
| 5 | There were a few complaints of poverty and the money was slow to come in from Norfolk and Yorkshire . |
| 6 | There were a few complaints of poverty , but no signs of serious opposition ; and the revenue began to flow in , reaching about £60,000 . |
| 7 | There were a few minutes of silence as everyone concentrated on their food . |
| 8 | True , there were a few pockets of stubborn resistance , where the Reiksguard refused to fall back in the face of certain defeat or where the thunder of Imperial arquebuses had shattered the Bretonnian infantry . |
| 9 | There were a few areas of life where he had not been involved — his interests ranged from Stockport Infirmary to the Territorial Army , Stockport Lads ' Club to the Boy Scouts , the Trustee Savings Bank to the NSPCC . |
| 10 | There were a few areas of welcome grassland like the one that rose ahead of him almost as soon as he left the Park behind . |
| 11 | THERE were a few looks of mock horror as I walked through the door . |
| 12 | By the mid Triassic there were a few groups of large herbivore reptiles , called rhynchosaurs , who were distant relatives of the lizards . |
| 13 | I saw that there were a few patches of shadow around me that could have been crammed with evil doers . |
| 14 | He resigned from his role as promotion and resource worker saying : ‘ There were a few points of disagreement , but I retain my membership of the co-op and wish Community Campus every success . ’ |
| 15 | There were a few pieces of wire among the rubbish , and he picked one up . |