Example sentences of "[noun pl] [was/were] [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two huge human feet were a few inches away from them . |
| 2 | Rumour had it that , particularly towards the end of the financial year when sales targets were a few thousand off and hopes of bonuses were beginning to fade , the sound of the office globe could be heard spinning as anxious sales staff searched the world for the magic market that would bring home the bacon . |
| 3 | There was n't any hope of treasure , they knew that ; and all they salvaged after a hundred and seventy five years were a few copper nails from the frigate 's hull and a couple of cannon . |
| 4 | Among his later publications were a few yearbooks of Edward III , 1527–32 ( STC 9562 , 9565 ) , and Sir Anthony Fitzherbert 's La novel natura brevium , 1534 ( STC 10958 ) , proving that he remained familiar with the legal milieu of Rastell and Pynson . |
| 5 | Among such part-timers were a few public-school boys playing at being football fans but failing really to understand what it was all about . |
| 6 | The only blooms were a few early meadow-sweet and a patch of pink butterbur . |
| 7 | The only stains left on his hands were a few stubborn traces of India ink , left from the drawings of Sara he 'd finished the previous day . |
| 8 | Their faces were a few inches apart — and then they were in each other 's arms and she whispered , ‘ Yes — I still love you . |