Example sentences of "were [adv] [vb pp] [prep] [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most of the houses in the village were quite large , with shutters which were only opened for a few hours in the mornings ; if there was a breeze long lace curtains could be seen gently moving . |
| 2 | Inventories were normally taken within a few days or weeks of the testator 's death . |
| 3 | Some tests were also made with the few boxes of plants available at this time . |
| 4 | Most of the houses were well maintained with the few rooms that were still lit disclosing the appurtenances of middle-class living : paintings and prints , a piano , a music-stand , crammed bookshelves . |
| 5 | The major industrial developments were heavily concentrated in a few key areas of the Empire . |