Example sentences of "[noun prp] [was/were] [adv] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sharpe was just a few paces from his enemy . |
| 2 | Bernice glanced over her shoulder and was relieved to see that Francis and Elaine were only a few metres behind her . |
| 3 | Unfortunately , when Beth was only a few feet away , Matthew raised his head and his eyes met hers . |
| 4 | Caroline was only a few days old when Wordsworth left for home , and during 1793 , marooned in England without an income or particular hopes of finding one , he learned helplessly of the rise of the Terror in France following the overthrow of the Girondins in June that year . |
| 5 | At Godstowe Priory Dame Frances was only a few minutes away from death . |