Example sentences of "were [art] few [noun] who " in BNC.

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1 . And er we were truthful , we tried to put our side of the argument , you know there were the few people who said , well I do n't really care , and drove in .
2 Apart from the very young , who were not interested in having siestas , the only human beings to be seen were a few women who preferred to sit in the shade of their houses .
3 There were a few females who were hostile , but most liked her .
4 ‘ There were a few kids who came up to meet me and said that they were n't going to vote until they heard what I had to say . ’
5 There were a few people who ‘ took an interest ’ first in one young man and then another .
6 There were a few people who allowed themselves to feel the pain of loss , the pain of betrayal , when they began to understand what had really been happening in the Soviet Union .
7 There were a few people who had private laboratories , and who were like Lavoisier amateurs of fully professional competence ; and there were those who lived by consultancy .
8 Yeah I think at the onset of the strike there were a few people who were considered likely to be forced to get back to work or to go back to work , because of what they 'd said , because of well just you know because of what they say in the meetings or because of what they did n't say in the meetings .
9 Right now there were quite there were a few people who gave me their books There were a few people who who gave me their books but I mean Erm this was the first homework I 'd given you actually that er that I 'd you know given so I would like to see an improvement in this performance please .
10 Right now there were quite there were a few people who gave me their books There were a few people who who gave me their books but I mean Erm this was the first homework I 'd given you actually that er that I 'd you know given so I would like to see an improvement in this performance please .
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