Example sentences of "was [adv] [prep] [art] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Visibility was down to a few yards . |
| 2 | The station was only round a few corners — I must have walked round in circles the day before . |
| 3 | It was over in a few seconds . |
| 4 | There was no reply to the phone , but as we were going that way to spend the night at Sandspit , we called at the neighbours ’ and found that Pat was away for a few days . |
| 5 | That was not till a few minutes later . |
| 6 | It was not until a few years later that I think his talent really started to manifest itself because you could n't quite think where it was going . |
| 7 | It was not until a few weeks after her father had been installed that Dorothy began to realize the fortitude with which her mother had cared for him over the years . |
| 8 | Startled , he drew back , and was still for a few seconds , watching her as she battled with her thoughts , then with a barely audible sigh he said , ‘ What is it , Rachel ? |
| 9 | I thought ‘ Good God — it 's the end of the group ’ — which it was n't until a few months later . |