Example sentences of "[adv] a few [noun] [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If only a few cases were known , they could easily be the result of an animal just happening to die when in a remote spot . |
| 2 | The employees interviewed in the 30 banks all have the responsibility for making lending decisions to small business customers , but in only a few cases were those branch managers as such , because generally the role of dealing with the small business customer is delegated to executives such as the specialised Enterprise Manager , or the Small Business Manager , all of whom had several years ' experience . |
| 3 | Because it was early in the week only a few tables were taken and they were led to one where they would be least disturbed by the comings and goings from the kitchen and the noise of the other diners . |
| 4 | There was a Soiree in the spring of 1887 and again in 1888 at which " only a few psalms were to be sung , thereby keeping clear of any danger that might creep into our churches by hymns or any other kind of pieces of music . " |
| 5 | There was a Soiree in the spring of 1887 and again in 1888 at which " only a few psalms were to be sung , thereby keeping clear of any danger that might creep into our churches by hymns or any other kind of pieces of music . " |
| 6 | When only a few records were retrieved the default display would be full . |
| 7 | Only a few women were on equal terms with their husbands and they recognised their relationships as exceptional . |
| 8 | In only a few areas were there significant differences of political attitude between richer and poorer peasants , and these were wholly overshadowed by a common antipathy towards the landed nobility and determination to see their land transferred into peasant hands . |
| 9 | Blue-banded grass parakeets abounded in the neighbourhood of Spring Hill , feeding on corn from the margins of cultivated land in flocks larger than Gould had ever seen before ; compared with the proliferation of different species around Hobart , however , only a few birds were collected on this overland journey . |
| 10 | Some of the army was camped outside the walls , but only a few sentries were stirring . |
| 11 | Only a few people were interested in how it all began . |
| 12 | The crowd had thinned out now and only a few people were left , dancing in a desultory fashion on the dimly-lit stage . |
| 13 | The arable side of the local economy had been destroyed and whereas many had once found employment in growing corn only a few people were now needed to tend the flocks and herds . |
| 14 | Approaching a set of traffic lights where she normally went straight on , and where the queue ahead seemed to stretch into infinity , she realised that only a few cars were waiting to turn left into the Cheltenham road . |
| 15 | Only a few mills were built specifically for silk , the majority being converted to silk from corn milling . |
| 16 | Although only a few churches were listed in Domesday Book for Sussex , there must have been many more and the growth of towns and Wealden colonisation saw the establishment of a fixed parish system by the early thirteenth century . |
| 17 | As only a few questionnaires were returned we assume you are giving us carte blanche to handle the newsletter as we feel fit ! |
| 18 | A period of just a few seconds was allowed for recall and if they could recall only one or two letters the subjects were asked to specify their position in the sequence . |
| 19 | Not a few drivers were surprised to find themselves ‘ held up ’ by a group of clowns as they entered the village . |
| 20 | So he writes it down and everybody writes bits about what 's happened , and thus eventually a few questions were asked and reply came from the Super . |
| 21 | Eventually a few candles were lit , the band started playing , the couples uncoupled and went off to the back room , and the party went on . |
| 22 | I ca n't A few people were charged with it . |
| 23 | ‘ Quite a few friends were starting families at that time and they were having real problems sorting out childcare , and I decided I 'd like to look at what opportunities there were for setting up in that field . ’ |
| 24 | Since Alford was described on the ballot paper merely as ‘ The Labour Candidate ’ , it would not be surprising if quite a few voters were confused , and voted for him by mistake . |
| 25 | Fragments of paper were missing from some of the pages and quite a few names were faded , some almost beyond recognition . |
| 26 | Maggie blushed , aware that quite a few men were looking at her now . |
| 27 | The Royal party then proceeded with the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress to the Print Room , where quite a few presentations were made , before Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret , escorted by the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress , went into the much larger Library for more presentations . |
| 28 | Here and there a few barricades were erected but they were defended half-heartedly by the few who manned them . |
| 29 | The head waiter came towards them , and Anthony gave another name , not his , and they were ushered to a table in the window , overlooking the terrasse where a few customers were sitting in the open , a glass or two in front of them in the freshening air . |
| 30 | They strolled into the hall where a few couples were vaguely swaying under the glare of yellow neon , and the basilisk stare of Fräulein Renn . |