Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] [prep] [art] few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Studies were over for a few months . |
| 2 | You 'd travel down to the game on a Saturday , and if you met a Leeds fan at the train station , you could be sure that they were the best mate he 'd ever had , and they 'd tell you all the latest gossip that he 'd told them the last time they were out for a few pints . |
| 3 | Visibility was down to a few yards . |
| 4 | The station was only round a few corners — I must have walked round in circles the day before . |
| 5 | It was over in a few seconds . |
| 6 | There was no reply to the phone , but as we were going that way to spend the night at Sandspit , we called at the neighbours ’ and found that Pat was away for a few days . |
| 7 | That was not till a few minutes later . |
| 8 | It was not until a few years later that I think his talent really started to manifest itself because you could n't quite think where it was going . |
| 9 | It was not until a few weeks after her father had been installed that Dorothy began to realize the fortitude with which her mother had cared for him over the years . |
| 10 | Startled , he drew back , and was still for a few seconds , watching her as she battled with her thoughts , then with a barely audible sigh he said , ‘ What is it , Rachel ? |
| 11 | I thought ‘ Good God — it 's the end of the group ’ — which it was n't until a few months later . |