Example sentences of "were [adv] a few [noun pl] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were only a few names left on the list from the DVLC . |
| 2 | Even if he survived the present crisis with its unusually heavy demands on resources , there were still a few weeks to go before he received his allocation for the next year . |
| 3 | During the Suez fiasco in 1956 Eden considered an identical idea , and there were even a few voices suggesting something similar during the Falklands War in 1982 . |
| 4 | And there were quite a few members had started coming from up the lane and some of the people . |
| 5 | And er , without putting too fine a point on it , er there , there were quite a few moans coming from the bedroom , from the lady , and er , my son said , er , er , I do n't think she 's very well daddy . |
| 6 | There were quite a few cars ranked in the drive . |