Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [adv] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fourthly , the field workers were given only a few packets of ORS for distribution among the villagers . |
| 2 | The students were freed only a few months before the end of their sentences , but the move is clearly intended to polish up China 's image abroad . |
| 3 | Actually , Cole was n't proposing donations to aid agencies as the ‘ solution ’ to mass starvation any more than Stuart Weir and I were doing so a few years ago . |
| 4 | In no time we were moored securely a few inches from a slippery ledge , surging in a gentle swell with ropes secured to convenient rock spurs . |
| 5 | The sporting world is full of fairy tales … but if the name of Samantha Raeisi ever reaches the headlines its going to be quite a story … she 's from Swindon … she 's a mum … she 's a model … and a few years ago she was given just a few weeks to live … |
| 6 | Earlier this month Mr Harris was given just a few days to live but for now his illness seems to have regressed . |
| 7 | This idea was developed further a few months later in the ‘ Marshall Plan ’ , a highly significant US commitment to European affairs . |
| 8 | All those long nights when I had sat in the canteen I had never realized what was happening just a few yards away on the Tartan track . |
| 9 | An elegance which was enjoyed only a few days earlier can now seem artificial , out of touch with the sense of self that has arisen . |
| 10 | This , remember , was said only a few months after Battiston of France suffered a serious neck injury when Schumacher , the West German goalkeeper , brutally bodychecked him in a World Cup semi-final . |
| 11 | Selling shares for gain should not be confused with giving part of your family business to the next generation , which was made easier a few years back under the inheritance tax rules . |
| 12 | A vast factory for paper-making was built nearby a few decades ago , becoming the town 's main employer , but its future appears to be under threat . |
| 13 | The second dramatisation to have a major impact in the 1980s was shown only a few days after ‘ Walter ’ . |
| 14 | It baffled her as to why she should feel a tingle in her veins just because Piers Morrison was lying only a few inches away from her . |
| 15 | Outcome in early treated subjects with phenylketonuria is not as good as was thought just a few years ago and is much more closely associated with the quality of blood phenylalanine control at all ages than previously recognised . |
| 16 | The Coppergate bear commemorates the city 's Viking connection which stretch back 1,000 years and the Guy Fawkes bear , complete with its own poem , is a reminder that the man who tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament was born only a few doors from the shop . |
| 17 | The new MOT exhaust emissions test , which was introduced only a few months ago , will also play a significant part in cleaning up the air . |
| 18 | She was followed just a few hours later by Pole who , like Wolsey before him , had remained to the end torn between his allegiance to his monarch and his obedience to his spiritual lord . |
| 19 | The special Christmas shopping service , which will be hauled by British Rail diesel power direct from Butterley Station via Nottingham , Beeston and Loughborough to London , was announced only a few weeks ago and is already nearly full . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'll come , ’ said Karr , but he was gone only a few moments . |
| 21 | Just to make sure that the change in colour of the saddlecloth was what had triggered Jasmine 's fear , the blue one was tried again a few days later ; but once again Jasmine was afraid . |
| 22 | This will bring an early return to Cleveland Park for Darlington-based Paul Bentley who was signed just a few weeks ago by the Midlands club from Boro . |
| 23 | She jumped violently , swinging round , glad of the darkness that hid the shock in her eyes when she saw that Terry Lewis had followed her and was standing just a few feet away . |
| 24 | Julius walked forward until he was standing only a few feet away . |
| 25 | Rose , looking distinctly unhappy , was hovering uncertainly a few feet away , but he took no notice of her . |
| 26 | This was confirmed only a few days ago when yet another visit to the garage became necessary , this time through no fault of the Metro 's . |
| 27 | Valerie Place was killed just a few days after Oxfam workers had visited the area . |
| 28 | His lean brand of nonchalant sexuality was attracting quite a few appreciative glances . |
| 29 | Christian and Chelsea were allowed home for New Year but Andrew , who has had five heart murmurs , was released just a few days ago . |
| 30 | The man , pictured in yesterday 's Sunday Mirror wearing a thick black false beard , also claims he was paid only a few thousand pounds from the massive haul and is now broke . |