Example sentences of "few [noun pl] of [noun] [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a deep rumbling and a few wisps of smoke were produced by the yacht , he turned back to the Doctor . |
| 2 | Few strategies of resistance were unknown . |
| 3 | A few fragments of carrot were still lying about near the spring , but he had left these untouched and was eating the grass not far from the gnarled crabapple tree . |
| 4 | Few sighs of relief were heard , especially as the Swedes , plagued once more by submarines prowling round their defences , said they would sink intruders . |
| 5 | A few drops of rain were falling from the overheated sky . |
| 6 | Even the , what few bits of lorries were on the road , they had a special mask on with er a shield over the top , so that the light was n't visible up above . |
| 7 | A few spots of blood were found near the telephone , Mr Palmer said . |
| 8 | A bone needle , some animal bones and a few sherds of pottery were found here . |
| 9 | A few sections of rail were lying on the bottom , several more were scattered on the ground and one was propped against the end of the trailer as if whoever had been in the act of loading or unloading had abandoned it in a hurry . |
| 10 | Early in the programme a few specimens of achondrites were found in both the Allan Hills and Yamato ice fields . |
| 11 | A few panes of glass were broken during that time , but by accident rather than deliberate action . |