Example sentences of "[was/were] only a [noun sg] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had found friends , and food and drink were only a couple of blocks away . |
| 2 | ‘ As a result of this , most of my students were only a couple of weeks behind me , ’ he laughs . |
| 3 | Sometimes there were only a couple of men ‘ up on the mountain' ; sometimes there were as many as half a dozen sheltering under the wall . |
| 4 | There were only a couple of cars there at that time of the evening . |
| 5 | There were cases where watchdogs did n't react , even when they were only a couple of yards away . |
| 6 | They were only a matter of metres away but , due to the insulation which separated every portion of dock superstructure — a provision designed as a safeguard against just the kind of occurrence which had threatened Rostov — both had been safe from danger . |
| 7 | If it were only a matter of alcohol , would a body care ? |
| 8 | And which is natural because you know , the very early motor cars were only a sort of toy for the rich as it were and er when it came to you see er grocer 's vans or , or er laundry vans made out of old pr private cars . |
| 9 | You were only a sort of number in a bakery and er worked at a table along with the rest . |
| 10 | For once she was early and there were only a handful of girls in the yard , all stamping their feet and huddling in their cloaks to keep out the bitter cold . |
| 11 | There was only a powdering of snow in the moat , no water . |
| 12 | ‘ After a week 's work it was satisfying to win against Brighton but it was only a glimmer of hope . ’ |
| 13 | Lucier was accustomed to it : the wry grins as they acknowledged he was only a man in costume ; the superstitious snatching away of their hands for fear he was a little bit more . |
| 14 | The memory was only a couple of minutes old , but he felt that scrap of the past unravel to bring him back to the moment when she said , ‘ I 'd been out to meet someone . |
| 15 | Scott steadied himself , waiting until the shape was only a couple of feet from him , then leapt forward , crashing into the intruder . |
| 16 | It was only a couple of feet or a yard was n't it ? |
| 17 | Going to grammar school really made me isolated It was only a couple of miles away from where I lived but that 's a long way when you 're only 11 — years-old and all your mates from junior school had gone to the local comprehensive round the corner . |
| 18 | But they went warily , for Gilsland was only a couple of miles ahead . |
| 19 | Carson 's place was only a couple of miles away , in a vastly overpriced and overcrowded strip along less than half a mile of the river east from Kew Bridge . |
| 20 | Next day I was a second rigger on a Vickers Victoria — a large troop carrier known as the " flying pig " because of its girth , The squadron had a general purpose role and just how general call be gauged by my first flight , which was only a couple of days later — to deliver a coffin-like box to RAF Shaibah near Basra , The journey only took a few hours , On arrival the coffin was decanted and refilled with ice and shark meat in exchange for the pork we had brought from the squadron pig firm . |
| 21 | He was only a couple of years older than Jack but he was huge — almost as wide as he was tall — and although Jack had never had much to do with him he knew he was reputed to be a bully . |
| 22 | I was only a couple of years older myself , but I knew enough never to believe a word he said . |
| 23 | Eva sang and Margaret watched , filled with admiration for the sister who was only a couple of years ahead of her in age but light years away in confidence . |
| 24 | it was only a couple of pound a yard . |
| 25 | Please let us know about EVERY class that operated at any time in 1988 , whether it was only a couple of weeks in January or a short summer course ( children or adults ) and take the highest number on roll at any time in the year . |
| 26 | ‘ It was only a couple of buttons … ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Wonderful ! ’ she called back , fighting to control laughter which was only a heartbeat from tears . |
| 28 | For a mad moment , Mildred thought that perhaps , for some unknown reason , it was only a statue of Miss Hardbroom , but this illusion was shattered when the statue spoke . |
| 29 | Underpowered , overweight and outdated , the once 200 strong fleet , affectionately known as ‘ Whistlers ’ was in decline from the mid-1970s , and when major overhauls ceased at BREL Crewe in 1981 it was only a question of time before they disappeared first from top link Eastern Region duties , and finally in 1985 freight workings originating from the North West . |
| 30 | De Gaulle was not immortal , and so it was only a question of time before further attempts could be made to find a sheltered anchorage off the Western European shore . |