Example sentences of "was a few [noun pl] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He knew the time because they had arranged to meet on the hour but he was a few minutes late and she was waiting . |
| 2 | He was a few weeks short of his fiftieth birthday , a somewhat elderly junior minister . |
| 3 | I barely remembered my uncle , as he had been killed rock-climbing when Dickie was a few months old . |
| 4 | Bridgit Walker 's son Benjamin was vaccinated against polio ten years ago when he was a few months old . |
| 5 | Sandy was a few months younger than Wayne , but unlike Wayne she 'd stayed on at school . |
| 6 | What got in the press last week in fact was a few days late , it had all been sorted out . |
| 7 | Jade 's skull was fractured when she was a few days old when her nanny , Carol Withers battered her with a heavy weapon . |
| 8 | Davout 's tent was a few paces distant , lit by an enormous watchfire and guarded by a pair of sentries . |
| 9 | ‘ If I was a few years younger , I 'd be a hooker , ’ said Constance , stretching . |
| 10 | Peter was a few years older and shared David 's passion for gambling and the good things in life . |
| 11 | She was a few years older , mature , a mother . |
| 12 | Pauline was a few years older than Chris , who was 31 , but they had found mutual support and love , and together created the opportunity to live on their own . |
| 13 | I found myself liking Henniker — he was a few years older than I am , and had served in the war as an AA gunner . |
| 14 | ‘ We adopted her when she was a few years old but we had a difference of opinion and she left home , ’ said Mr Harrison , a policeman . |