Example sentences of "a few [noun sg] [noun] [was/were] " in BNC.

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1 When he arrived with his parents for the interview the headmaster took him to a field where a few golf holes were laid out , handed him a wedge and a bucket of balls , and told Jack to hit some shots at one of the greens while he organised some tea for his parents .
2 A few reference books were collected from the library , from people 's own shelves ; somebody found a couple of Leicester guide books in a Yorkshire second-hand shop .
3 Quite a few membership forms were applied for , together with promises of photographs , information etc .
4 When I arrived , the village was deathly quiet ; a few fishing boats were pulled up on the shingly beach but there was no activity .
5 The rock is a unique form of conglomerate , so warming up on a few practice routes was needed to get a feel for it .
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