Example sentences of "which [vb past] [art] few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | During Kimon 's absence , the democratization of the Athenian constitution was taken a stage further : the Areopagus , the upper council in the Athenian state , composed of ex-archons , was deprived of its political and legal functions , other than those which concerned a few cases of homicide . |
2 | To get proof that these are not ‘ our ’ birds is not easy , but is illustrated by an incident which happened a few years ago . |
3 | The birds squawked and flapped , and the very top of the bush seemed to be flicked by an invisible hand which knocked a few shreds of leaf out into the air . |
4 | Her cloak of Lincoln green covered a red kirtle which hung a few inches above tallow-smeared shoes . |
5 | Our cargo of cement was destined for a factory at Tima , a town which lay a few miles back from the riverbank . |
6 | Edinburgh thus came into line with the rest of Britain , and the trade of compositor became a male monopoly until the Equal Opportunities legislation of the 1970s , which enabled a few women to serve regular apprentice ships as compositors , before the widespread adoption of the new computerized technology convulsed the printing trade , in ways which have been thoroughly discussed by Cynthia Cockburn . |
7 | He began jocularly by saying that he rose to address them with some apprehension , reminded of a piece of graffiti he had seen on a Whitehall notice board which had read , ‘ I used to be indecisive … but now I 'm not so sure , , which brought a few chuckles from the floor . |