Example sentences of "were [adv] a few [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even if you were only a few hundred miles away instead of a few thousand I could not leave her . |
| 2 | During the space of a few hours , a one-metre thickness of ash accumulated in some parts of the town which were only a few hundred metres away from the active vent and many house roofs collapsed under the weight . |
| 3 | At the peak of the breeding season there are said to be perhaps a quarter of a million sooty terns nesting on Aride , but now in October there were only a few hundred . |
| 4 | Even if it were only a few hundred pounds , five hundred , six , I would n't be standing here sick with worry … |
| 5 | Looking at different parts of the tropical world , it has been noted that by 1981 only 20% of all rain forests including tropical ones in Australia remained when compared with the total at European settlement ( 1788 ) and that there were only a few thousand ha left in northern Queensland , all accessible forest outside National Parks having been ( or likely to be ) logged , leaving an archipelago of ‘ refugia ’ . |
| 6 | There were only a few small cars . |
| 7 | Apart from that possibility and the final pension , there were only a few other possibilities of organizational reward . |
| 8 | There were only a few other cars in the lay-by at Walbury Hill and their occupants had scattered far and wide . |
| 9 | Profits were good but , as usual , the Westons were only a few precarious steps in front of the authorities . |
| 10 | The banks of computer machines stretched away into the distance and there were only a few dim lights glowing . |
| 11 | The field interviews with users reveal that , before the current outbreak , there were only a few isolated ‘ pockets ’ of opioid users in Wirral . |
| 12 | There were only a few old women in the office . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | To offset this , there were usually a few well-known local characters hanging about , anticipating their presence being required . |
| 16 | As well as the teds there were always a few young art school types who were interested in the idea of teddy boy style . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Someone had managed to light a fire there at some time , though , because there were still a few damp ashes . |
| 20 | In addition to the milk floats there were also a few redundant horse vehicles , including a pre-war bread van and a hansom cab . |
| 21 | They helped dig the badgers ' new home … there were also a few young recruits on hand to help with the spadework . |
| 22 | There were also a few devout Muslims . |
| 23 | But there were also a few marked differences . |
| 24 | Most of them were named after mythological characters , though there were also a few everyday objects such as a Triangle and an Altar . |
| 25 | ‘ We have a couple of injuries from this game but there were also a few bruised egos and broken hearts . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | The bright one was moving in a silvery blur , and there were quite a few dark-furred heaps lying crumpled nearby . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | Such a pulsating close battle required firmer handling than administered by Brian Wallis , for there were quite a few personal grudges raging . |
| 30 | 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 . |