Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [prep] only a few " in BNC.

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1	But although the educational services were supplied to only a few inmates , several of these were undertaking advanced work : three had completed BAs over the past few years , another an MA , and nine were embarking upon university degrees by correspondence .
2	In its first annual report , it pointed to the difficulties in some areas particularly in the south-east and the west midlands where the available land was limited to only a few years ' supply .
3	The seizure of Oslo was delayed by only a few hours , just long enough for the king , his ministers and most of parliament — the collective personification of constitutional legitimacy — to evade capture .
4	The shock wave was delayed by only a few more seconds , and then it rolled over them like a small hurricane .
5	The Amphictionic coinage , for instance , was made from only a few ( nine ) dies and may not be typical .
6	Nor did they make any serious efforts to derive income from a huge fixed asset , which was used for only a few hours a week .
7	He was used on only a few favoured bitches , but his influence is still undeniable , his potency incredible .
8	Calcite was recognised on only a few sections .
9	He was recognised by only a few , including columnist Sheilah Graham .
10	Round-bale silage was found on only a few farms and was not as yet widely used .
11	Although the scheme was run for only a few weeks , more than 1,000 pairs of spectacles were collected from BNFL sites .
12	Unfortunately , extensive filming of craftspeople at work in the visitor centre was cut to only a few short extracts , plus an interview with Chairman and Chief Executive Kneale Ashwell , because of intensive coverage of the disastrous Windsor Castle fire .
13	The amazing variety of metal artefacts in the ancient world was created with only a few different metals : copper , tin , lead , silver , gold , iron , arsenic and zinc .

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