Example sentences of "[pron] were a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Seen from a hill , the dunes stretched as far as the deep blue of the horizon , above which were a few streaks of cirrus cloud . |
| 2 | You could n't see them right if you were a few yards from them , but just the figures moving you know , and their arms going backwards and fore cleaning the windows . |
| 3 | Sometimes we were a few feet higher , sometimes the other one was . |
| 4 | We were a few feet from the main entrance , but he needed to pause before moving on . |
| 5 | Not until we were a few yards away from the perch could we turn , hold our arms out and release the jesses so that the bird could fly the rest of the way . |
| 6 | As we were a few days behind schedule by this time I decided to press on while the weather held and the following morning saw us off Montrose with an ominous early shipping forecast of a southerly gale . |
| 7 | There were a few tears even the obstetrician seemed a bit overcome and kept shaking my hand . |
| 8 | She was agitated ; there were a few tears . |
| 9 | Obviously there were a few tears . |
| 10 | But there were a few tears at the time were n't there ? |
| 11 | There were a few girls there . |
| 12 | There were a few sticks of furniture and the floor was beaten earth , rather cold despite the summer . |
| 13 | There were a few villages in the lower hills and , further up , small groups of round mud-huts , each housing a couple of families , were dotted across the fields . |
| 14 | Although many of the early worries were unfounded , there were a few surprises for the host families . |
| 15 | There were a few others of the same period , Youngs Mill being advertised for sale in 1828 , with a 16hp engine , driving three pairs of four foot diameter stones . |
| 16 | Many of them Dorcas recognized as Stationeri , but there were a few others from some of the great departmental families . |
| 17 | There were a few problems with the casting of the men and staffing for the kitchen , but these were overcome and an excellent play resulted a sentiment that I think the four hundred and thirty seven strong audience would agree with . |
| 18 | There were a few problems there though were n't there , about the work permit ? |
| 19 | There were a few members of staff who could do with a visit from beyond the tomb . |
| 20 | The people heading for the square were mostly men although there were a few women , dressed in black . |
| 21 | ‘ Then there were a few things that reinforced that feeling . |
| 22 | And there were a few things that you mentioned as you were going through that a you know I just really want to make a few comments on really . |
| 23 | there were a few things he could bring with him . |
| 24 | Although we were very happy with much of this document , there were a few sections about which we had reservations , and on which we submitted detailed comments . |
| 25 | Mostly they were bottles , but there were a few bags containing knobbly things a bit smaller than Masklin 's fist . |
| 26 | There were a few complaints of poverty and the money was slow to come in from Norfolk and Yorkshire . |
| 27 | There were a few complaints of poverty , but no signs of serious opposition ; and the revenue began to flow in , reaching about £60,000 . |
| 28 | There were a few complaints about the rough was too rough and the coarse was too bad and whatnot , but I quite liked the fact that it was labelled because it meant that Rosemary could and could play the . |
| 29 | Besides the ‘ straight ’ prostitutes , there were a few transvestites , heavily made up , trying to swallow their Adam 's apples and speak in wheedling , fluty voices . |
| 30 | There were a few houses whose wrought-iron balconies were crammed with plants : great pots of geraniums , full and dark , the flowers looking down at me like tiny faces , intently . |