Example sentences of "a few [adj] [noun pl] [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A few outstanding bills were paid , and the application by the master and matron for a testimonial was granted . |
| 2 | At one time only a few selected diseases were thought to have links with the sufferer 's state of mind , but now it is recognized that a whole range — from cancer to heart attack — may be brought on by worry and strain . |
| 3 | Other settler papers and a few mission-sponsored papers were in existence , the latter providing almost the only significant opposition to white rule and UDI in 1965 . |
| 4 | A few Black Arks were left to patrol the stormy northern seas . |
| 5 | In these raids there were no human casualties in any of the deaf centres , although a few deaf families were made homeless when their homes were hit . |
| 6 | By March 1958 an array of groups mobilizing pieds noirs , army officers , right-wing politicians , and a few committed Gaullists were actively plotting insurrection against the Fourth Republic . |
| 7 | A few scrawny chickens were busy searching for scraps , while half a dozen black pigs grunted among the roots of hedges of sago , or round the slim pawpaw trees bending under the weight of their fruit . |
| 8 | A few radical spirits were interested but most sympathized with Baldwin 's long-held view that Mosley was ‘ a cad and a wrong ‘ un ’ . |
| 9 | While a few professional eyebrows were raised , nevertheless , when the US Army Chief of Staff , General Colfins , visited Vietnam he was not only impressed by de Lattre 's ‘ Siegfried Line ’ but told the Joint Chiefs of Staff that unless the Chinese intervened the French and Vietnamese forces should be able to hold Indo-China indefinitely . |
| 10 | When Carl Mathers 's car pulled up in view of the rose garden , just a few golden trails were left on the hard blue , a threadbare tapestry . |
| 11 | A few fainting cases were passed over the heads of the crowd to the touchline . |
| 12 | A few other ministers were involved at a later stage . |
| 13 | A few other studies were made in the 1970s , by women , about the problems which unions raised for women as well as the problems which women raised for the unions ( Cunnison , 1983 ; Coote and Kellner , 1981 ; Stageman , 1980 ; Harrison , 1969 , 1980 ) . |
| 14 | A few other islets were visible on the other side of the valley , but apart from these patches of high ground and the stranded city itself , a glistening white mass of fog covered everything . |
| 15 | Although a few other animals were captured , no adults were successfully moved out of the danger area . |
| 16 | Some employers reneged on agreements once the slump set in ; a few new agreements were made . |
| 17 | A few new houses were under construction , using breeze-blocks rather than the traditional brick . |
| 18 | A few good movies were still being made in Hollywood , and it was an interesting time there . ’ |
| 19 | I think the moon must have got up and a few silvery shafts were getting through the small fanlight . |
| 20 | She had more than enough to cope with , but the chance of a job to bring in a few extra shillings was not to be scorned . |
| 21 | ‘ A few choice words were uttered , ’ he says . |
| 22 | The Dutch types were overwhelmingly preferred during the 1940s , when there was a general boom for dual-purpose breeds in Britain , but a few Canadian animals were preserved , bolstered by Canadian gifts of heifers to promote the Holstein in Britain which led to the formation of the separate British Holstein Society in 1947 . |
| 23 | If a few petty rules were bent , then so be it . |
| 24 | First of all , a few small tetras were added to help the maturing process ( these were later removed ) . |
| 25 | ‘ Oh yes , ’ gabbled Stevens , ‘ a few small banks were hit hard by ‘ bad ’ loans . |
| 26 | They skirted an indoor pool , empty as yet , though a few early arrivals were sitting in the comfortable chairs , enjoying afternoon tea . |
| 27 | A few early lapwings were on territory , twisting and turning in frantic display , and little doubt the local crows had already noted the fact for future reference . |
| 28 | Scrawny , like most wizards , and clad in a dark red robe on which a few mystic sigils were embroidered in tarnished sequins . |
| 29 | A similar scumble of white was applied to the heel of one shoe where it too was curved and , for good measure , a few coloured highlights were added along the edges of the strap loops , where the leather 's surface was uneven . |
| 30 | In most districts only a few high-ranking headmen were paid a salary . |