Example sentences of "was [verb] only a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | An elegance which was enjoyed only a few days earlier can now seem artificial , out of touch with the sense of self that has arisen . |
2 | This , remember , was said only a few months after Battiston of France suffered a serious neck injury when Schumacher , the West German goalkeeper , brutally bodychecked him in a World Cup semi-final . |
3 | The second dramatisation to have a major impact in the 1980s was shown only a few days after ‘ Walter ’ . |
4 | It baffled her as to why she should feel a tingle in her veins just because Piers Morrison was lying only a few inches away from her . |
5 | The Coppergate bear commemorates the city 's Viking connection which stretch back 1,000 years and the Guy Fawkes bear , complete with its own poem , is a reminder that the man who tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament was born only a few doors from the shop . |
6 | The new MOT exhaust emissions test , which was introduced only a few months ago , will also play a significant part in cleaning up the air . |
7 | The special Christmas shopping service , which will be hauled by British Rail diesel power direct from Butterley Station via Nottingham , Beeston and Loughborough to London , was announced only a few weeks ago and is already nearly full . |
8 | ‘ I 'll come , ’ said Karr , but he was gone only a few moments . |
9 | Julius walked forward until he was standing only a few feet away . |
10 | This was confirmed only a few days ago when yet another visit to the garage became necessary , this time through no fault of the Metro 's . |