Example sentences of "were [vb pp] [prep] [art] few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During the dispute in 1984 , striking miners travelling in convoy on the motorway in Nottinghamshire were stopped within a few miles of four collieries . |
| 2 | Since he had been commissioned in November 1858 , he had ‘ almost wholly devoted ’ himself to the building , and tenders were expected in a few days . |
| 3 | The elections were deemed by foreign observers to have been held without widescale irregularities , although cases were reported in a few localities . |
| 4 | The last two — works of completely contrasting character — were written within a few weeks of each other . |
| 5 | Originally ascribed to the 1660s it now seems highly likely that they date from the 1630s and were made within a few years of each other . |
| 6 | Most of those applications were made in a few weeks . |
| 7 | They were persuaded after a few days to go back to far-off Shaanxi province and continue to do their duty in their ‘ adopted rural home ’ . |
| 8 | The book was a success : 500,000 copies were sold in a few years , and it was translated into all the major European languages . |
| 9 | In the past , the young store cattle were sold after a few months to farmers on the UK mainland but recently the EEC has guaranteed high prices for beef and so many farmers have fattened their calves on their own farms . |
| 10 | Depression and a diminution in self care were noted in the few cases identified in the Kent Community Care project ( Davies and Challis , 1986 ) . |
| 11 | In other words , we were set for a few laughs . |
| 12 | Reductions of between 80 and 93% were achieved within a few weeks . |
| 13 | Generally , the operational data ( that is the policy records ) were destroyed within a few years of their fulfilment . |
| 14 | As they gathered outside the wire waiting for their guard to open the gate into the camp , they were suspended for a few moments in a sort of limbo . |
| 15 | Her eyes were held for a few moments in the lazy gaze across the desk , then with a conscious effort she blinked herself free , looked down at her notepad . |