Example sentences of "were [adv] a few [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were only a few small cars . |
| 2 | Apart from that possibility and the final pension , there were only a few other possibilities of organizational reward . |
| 3 | There were only a few other cars in the lay-by at Walbury Hill and their occupants had scattered far and wide . |
| 4 | Profits were good but , as usual , the Westons were only a few precarious steps in front of the authorities . |
| 5 | The banks of computer machines stretched away into the distance and there were only a few dim lights glowing . |
| 6 | The field interviews with users reveal that , before the current outbreak , there were only a few isolated ‘ pockets ’ of opioid users in Wirral . |
| 7 | There were only a few old women in the office . |
| 8 | In the darkness of the church — there were only a few old women praying , oblivious of what went on around them — one of the girls took the note and quickly hid it in her knickers . |
| 9 | Glaciers or vast sheets of ice were moving slowly across the lowlands , just 20 000 years ago , at a time when there were only a few primitive humans living in caves in southern Britain . |
| 10 | To offset this , there were usually a few well-known local characters hanging about , anticipating their presence being required . |
| 11 | As well as the teds there were always a few young art school types who were interested in the idea of teddy boy style . |
| 12 | As we negotiated the slippery rungs of that staircase , there were always a few interested bystanders with nothing better to do than shout encouraging remarks from time to time , but we soon learnt to ignore them . |
| 13 | There were still a few small debts , persistent agents , forlorn hopes , who pestered Rab , who — on wise advice , another cheat — would only pay the house insurance . |
| 14 | Someone had managed to light a fire there at some time , though , because there were still a few damp ashes . |
| 15 | In addition to the milk floats there were also a few redundant horse vehicles , including a pre-war bread van and a hansom cab . |
| 16 | They helped dig the badgers ' new home … there were also a few young recruits on hand to help with the spadework . |
| 17 | There were also a few devout Muslims . |
| 18 | But there were also a few marked differences . |
| 19 | Most of them were named after mythological characters , though there were also a few everyday objects such as a Triangle and an Altar . |
| 20 | ‘ We have a couple of injuries from this game but there were also a few bruised egos and broken hearts . |
| 21 | The people were friendly , there was plenty to eat if they 'd wanted it , and from what he 'd seen there were quite a few unattached girls around . |
| 22 | The bright one was moving in a silvery blur , and there were quite a few dark-furred heaps lying crumpled nearby . |
| 23 | Usually it was someone congratulating us on having won a free dancing lesson or test drive ; but there were quite a few grumpy wrong numbers , which made us feel at home . |
| 24 | Such a pulsating close battle required firmer handling than administered by Brian Wallis , for there were quite a few personal grudges raging . |
| 25 | There were quite a few noted cheesemakers in Cotherstone at the time , including the Misses Hutchinson and the Hodgson family , and Aunt Hannah also used to make cheeses with the help of my Aunt Mary , who lived in Lartington , and showed them at Eggleston Show . |
| 26 | Erm there there were quite a few interesting debates that that came up about policing after the riots , I mean initially it was the fact that you did n't see any policemen in the flats at all . |
| 27 | ‘ There were quite a few interesting pieces , notably miniatures from children 's sets , which seem to have been popular in Holland in those earlier periods . ’ |
| 28 | There were quite a few Asian kids at the school but very few blacks — particularly few when you consider how black West London is . |
| 29 | Mrs X- — ( a teacher ) used to like Indian food and there were quite a few Indian girls in the class , so in two or three lessons in the cookery class they made Indian food . |
| 30 | Since Borssele was merrily buzzing away at 95 per cent of her maximum output there were doubtless a few sweaty palms in the control room at that moment . |