Example sentences of "[coord] a few [noun pl] [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some fun and a few games were certainly unavoidable ( there are colleagues who always go too far ) , but that was not the point of the Party 's annual seaside jamboree . |
| 2 | The philosophy and system of pastoral care were spelt out at some length and a few pages were devoted to the issue of pupils ' individual needs . |
| 3 | This work was based on a sample survey of over 10,000 men , and a few questions were asked about practical support between kin . |
| 4 | The only difference between the groups was that those in E were generally a little older and a few females were also to be found there . |
| 5 | Bryce , Lawler , Ethel , one of the Australians and a few others were standing at the windows gazing out . |
| 6 | Men were herding mares and their foals away from the water , and a few women were washing clothes beside the shore . |
| 7 | Westmorland and a few followers were lucky : after joining with the reivers in attacks on the English Marches , they ultimately fled to the Netherlands and lived there as pensioners of Catholic Spain . |
| 8 | Some changes were made and a few concessions were wrung from the government . |
| 9 | The pub was orthodoxly darkened and shuttered , but a few diners were still left in the restaurants . |