Example sentences of "[adv] a few [noun] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the development game , only a few countries benefited substantially from the conflict between the superpowers . |
| 2 | AS THE deadline approached for this quarter 's issue of Wood News , there was a certain amount of nervousness at John Wood House , since only a few stories had come through from our new network of Correspondents . |
| 3 | Only a few villages had piped water in their homes . |
| 4 | Showers were not compulsory and in fact only a few boys took advantage of this facility . |
| 5 | Only a few states held out against Europe as staunchly as did Ethiopia . |
| 6 | Only a few reports concerned the fate of oesophagitis , and then with relatively short follow up , although the typical patient is young or middle aged and thus has a life expectancy of several decades . |
| 7 | Only a few delegates sensed that pressing problems had been shelved . |
| 8 | Only a few girls told me that these matters were ever discussed within their families . |
| 9 | Only a few families supported him , the rest were either wavering or hostile . |
| 10 | " After seven hours we arrived in Ekondo Jundu , a village in a forest clearing , where only a few outsiders had been seen before . |
| 11 | Woosnam himself , angry at the time of the incident at the 13th , said this week that ‘ only a few people spoilt it for a lot ’ . |
| 12 | It was nothing more than ridiculous hysteria and totally unreal , but only a few people saw this and John Keith in Forres was one of them . |
| 13 | Only a few people knew about them . |
| 14 | Despite a major publicity campaign , only a few people thought they 'd seen her or even spoken to her . |
| 15 | Only a few steps brought him to within feet of her . |
| 16 | The overworked and gloomy chef in the main dining car had not lost his temper altogether and only a few passengers had grumbled that the roomettes were too cramped ; the most usual disgruntlement , George said . |
| 17 | Until now , however , only a few data pointed to the production of platelet activating factor in physiological processes . |
| 18 | Only a few gondolas glided past , and in the distance barges laden with fruit and vegetables were being taken to a market . |
| 19 | At the beginning of the fourth month , a young man who had been in only a few days attacked Carter with a knife . |
| 20 | However , only a few Nonjurors became active Jacobites , in the sense of being agents or conspirators . |
| 21 | On 18 February , following ‘ The Rout of Moy ’ , Inverness was occupied by the Jacobites without resistance , and three days later Fort George , the eastern pivot of Wade 's Highland line , capitulated after only a few shots had been fired . |
| 22 | He moved closer , until just a few inches separated them , staring down into her eyes with intent written all over his face . |
| 23 | Maintaining that calm , uncaring façade even for just a few minutes had taken a lot out of her , and she felt the faint beginnings of a headache behind her eyes . |
| 24 | ‘ Just a few people did make that mistake . |
| 25 | ‘ What 's it to thee ? ’ someone shouted , but already a few people had backed away from the horse , moving to a safer distance . |
| 26 | One Over the Eight starts next Monday … there 's still a few tickets left … well worth a night out … we could have some real sporting drama at the Manor ground tomorrow afternoon with Oxford playing Newcastle in a relegation battle … |
| 27 | Similarly a few LEAs stepped up pressure on schools to implement anti-sexist policies , asking for school policies within a particular time limit ( e.g. Brent , ILEA ) pressuring heads to implement change ; organizing inservice courses ( Humberside , Brent ) replacing text books and appointing Advisers/Inspectors . |
| 28 | And there were quite a few members had started coming from up the lane and some of the people . |
| 29 | Quite a few advisers had ten enquiries but most averaged around four . |
| 30 | However , quite a few teachers took an interest in what I was trying to do , especially the biology teachers , who were impressed with my knowledge of birds and conservation , and my English teachers , who soon heard all about my interest because whenever we had to give a talk in class , I would launch into a full lecture on rearing and handling owls and other birds of prey . |