Example sentences of "were only [art] [det] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Even if it were only a few hundred pounds , five hundred , six , I would n't be standing here sick with worry … |
| 2 | During the space of a few hours , a one-metre thickness of ash accumulated in some parts of the town which were only a few hundred metres away from the active vent and many house roofs collapsed under the weight . |
| 3 | Even if you were only a few hundred miles away instead of a few thousand I could not leave her . |
| 4 | There were only a few small cars . |
| 5 | There were only a few other cars in the lay-by at Walbury Hill and their occupants had scattered far and wide . |
| 6 | Apart from that possibility and the final pension , there were only a few other possibilities of organizational reward . |
| 7 | Profits were good but , as usual , the Westons were only a few precarious steps in front of the authorities . |
| 8 | The banks of computer machines stretched away into the distance and there were only a few dim lights glowing . |
| 9 | There were only a few old women in the office . |
| 10 | In the darkness of the church — there were only a few old women praying , oblivious of what went on around them — one of the girls took the note and quickly hid it in her knickers . |
| 11 | Glaciers or vast sheets of ice were moving slowly across the lowlands , just 20 000 years ago , at a time when there were only a few primitive humans living in caves in southern Britain . |