Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were ushered into the boardroom at the back of the building and were treated to a few welcoming remarks from Derek Jefferson , in his familiar , cheerful and very effective style . |
| 2 | During the dispute in 1984 , striking miners travelling in convoy on the motorway in Nottinghamshire were stopped within a few miles of four collieries . |
| 3 | Since he had been commissioned in November 1858 , he had ‘ almost wholly devoted ’ himself to the building , and tenders were expected in a few days . |
| 4 | The elections were deemed by foreign observers to have been held without widescale irregularities , although cases were reported in a few localities . |
| 5 | But the same writer also showed his affinity with the notions of contemporary Christendom by observing that battles were won by a few renowned knights , and the army which had ‘ even one more famous warrior than its enemy must … win ’ . |
| 6 | The wood was added to the aquarium and a few strategically placed plastic plants were added with a few well-rounded , safe , large pebbles . |
| 7 | The last two — works of completely contrasting character — were written within a few weeks of each other . |
| 8 | Originally ascribed to the 1660s it now seems highly likely that they date from the 1630s and were made within a few years of each other . |
| 9 | Most of those applications were made in a few weeks . |
| 10 | They were persuaded after a few days to go back to far-off Shaanxi province and continue to do their duty in their ‘ adopted rural home ’ . |
| 11 | The book was a success : 500,000 copies were sold in a few years , and it was translated into all the major European languages . |
| 12 | In the past , the young store cattle were sold after a few months to farmers on the UK mainland but recently the EEC has guaranteed high prices for beef and so many farmers have fattened their calves on their own farms . |
| 13 | Henry had thought of taking this line , but the trouble was , he found , one became almost too jolly at Donald 's expense , the implication being that he , the jammy bastard , was well off out of it , while they , the real sufferers , were condemned to a few more years of the horrors of living in Wimbledon . |
| 14 | Germany 's coal reserves were huge and were concentrated in a few large fields . |
| 15 | At Rosemarkie in the Black Isle , north-east of Inverness , a remarkable number of stones were found within a few hundred yards of the present Groam House museum , indicating past importance as a tribal and then a religious centre . |
| 16 | In other words , we were set for a few laughs . |
| 17 | I did n't use a little animal every two seconds ; they were expended at a few a week . |
| 18 | Reductions of between 80 and 93% were achieved within a few weeks . |
| 19 | Generally , the operational data ( that is the policy records ) were destroyed within a few years of their fulfilment . |
| 20 | As they gathered outside the wire waiting for their guard to open the gate into the camp , they were suspended for a few moments in a sort of limbo . |
| 21 | Her eyes were held for a few moments in the lazy gaze across the desk , then with a conscious effort she blinked herself free , looked down at her notepad . |
| 22 | Thee buses were photographed with a few surprised giraffes looking in the windows . |
| 23 | Throughout the Harlem Renaissance of the twenties and through to the forties it was sustained by a few ambitious but poorly funded independent companies whose efforts received limited exposure . |
| 24 | If only he could come across a barn in which he could seek refuge from the full force of the gale … but visibility was limited to a few strides . |
| 25 | But today , the flooding was limited to a few rural spots where roads were closed and even the main railway line between Swindon and Bristol was under water . |
| 26 | The portrait was painted in a few hours without Modigliani stopping for a single minute . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ It was the same when he got that job on a building site and was sacked after a few days , although they said there was nothing wrong with his work . |
| 28 | However luck was not with us for , as a reward for jumping in the intervals of appalling freezing fog , he got flu as a Christmas present and was delayed for a few days in hospital at Ringway . |
| 29 | Suspecting a mild heart attack , his doctor had him admitted to hospital but tests were negative and he was discharged after a few days . |
| 30 | However , until quite recently , the possibility of making recordings in Britain was dominated by a few large companies involved in manufacturing and distributing records as well as originating them . |