Example sentences of "was [adj] [verb] a few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | and it was interesting to note a few groups apparently in their infancy , not all of which were in the larger authorities : |
| 2 | It was good to spend a few days all together , we visited Falkland Place on Saturday pm , and it was fun to go to St Paul 's and St George 's to worship on Easter day . |
| 3 | At the beginning of March his wife drove him to Regents Park , and he was able to take a few steps in the spring sunshine . |
| 4 | Thus Lizzie F. was able to take a few years out of work to nurse her mother , an auctioneer 's widow , before returning to work after her mother 's death . |
| 5 | Luckily Joseph was able to grease a few palms , thus helping his brother to escape . |
| 6 | ‘ While you were quenching your thirst I was busy making a few enquiries . |
| 7 | When the idea of ‘ set-aside ’ was first mooted a few years ago , the hostility reached almost hysterical proportions . |
| 8 | I raced against Cameron Sharp a number of times and beat him , so it was galling to find a few weeks later that he was racing Carl Lewis on the Continent . |
| 9 | She was obliged to wait a few minutes while a Land Rover was being manoeuvred into the empty space beside her and then , with a start , she saw the driver . |