Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] a few [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was another advantage late on a lunch-time in that there were always a few city slickers who had ventured north by north-west ( of the Barbican ) to try the Hoskin 's or the Holden 's bitter and found it had got the better of them , so needed a taxi back to civilization . |
| 2 | Earlier this afternoon , there were still a few teething problems … like plenty of signs … but no food … and a ticket machine … but no tickets . |
| 3 | There were still a few funeral directors within a thirty-mile radius I had not , as yet , contacted . |
| 4 | The cage was now a few fe et off the ground and the noise , which sounded like metal being torn apart , was almost deafening . |
| 5 | And there was quite a few court cases . |