Example sentences of "a few [noun] [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ In the Oxford of the late Sixties , anyone who did n't get his leg over and smoke a few joints was n't in it as a normal human being ’ |
| 32 | The only difference between the groups was that those in E were generally a little older and a few females were also to be found there . |
| 33 | On the German side a few bombs were dropped to keep up the pretence , but they were left strictly alone by fighter aircraft , of course . |
| 34 | Blue-banded grass parakeets abounded in the neighbourhood of Spring Hill , feeding on corn from the margins of cultivated land in flocks larger than Gould had ever seen before ; compared with the proliferation of different species around Hobart , however , only a few birds were collected on this overland journey . |
| 35 | So he writes it down and everybody writes bits about what 's happened , and thus eventually a few questions were asked and reply came from the Super . |
| 36 | This work was based on a sample survey of over 10,000 men , and a few questions were asked about practical support between kin . |
| 37 | These days he had trouble recalling the troublesome fragments of his education he had bothered to memorize in the first place ; the names of a few acquaintances were jumbled together with old verb forms and things he thought were childhood haunts turned out to be places he had only just discovered . |
| 38 | On the other hand , more than a few civilians were sloppy and needed to smarten up a bit . |
| 39 | A few tears were rolling down her worn cheeks , partly in memory of her dead brother no doubt , and partly out of self-pity and fear of the ‘ authorities ’ who might take away her unexpected and much-needed windfall . |
| 40 | What permitted the concentration of foreign trade in a few ports was the complementing of overseas trade by coastal trade . |
| 41 | When only a few records were retrieved the default display would be full . |
| 42 | A few girls were dancing together as they did at the youth club hops and the dancing was of the proper ‘ ballroom variety ’ — waltzes , quicksteps and foxtrots . |
| 43 | Because it was early in the week only a few tables were taken and they were led to one where they would be least disturbed by the comings and goings from the kitchen and the noise of the other diners . |
| 44 | ‘ Quite a few friends were starting families at that time and they were having real problems sorting out childcare , and I decided I 'd like to look at what opportunities there were for setting up in that field . ’ |
| 45 | I just got into the trench in time as a few explosions were occuring in several parts of the orchard . |
| 46 | A few eyebrows were raised at such unequivocal presumptions . |
| 47 | The head waiter came towards them , and Anthony gave another name , not his , and they were ushered to a table in the window , overlooking the terrasse where a few customers were sitting in the open , a glass or two in front of them in the freshening air . |
| 48 | Only a few women were on equal terms with their husbands and they recognised their relationships as exceptional . |
| 49 | Men were herding mares and their foals away from the water , and a few women were washing clothes beside the shore . |
| 50 | So an early mark-down of a few pence was soon recouped , and by the close the FTSE index had reversed the initial fall of over nearly eight points as New York showed signs of a more stable performance . |
| 51 | The shoplights , streetlamps , a few pedestrians were now only yards away . |
| 52 | Obviously , he liked to work amidst clutter , and it would n't bother him if a few pages were creased . |
| 53 | The philosophy and system of pastoral care were spelt out at some length and a few pages were devoted to the issue of pupils ' individual needs . |
| 54 | Bryce , Lawler , Ethel , one of the Australians and a few others were standing at the windows gazing out . |
| 55 | Er , a few others were offering seven to nine and most of the others were offering between ten and fifteen percent . |
| 56 | A few caskets were carried from the docked ship , each bearing upon it a stasis box wrapped in a yellow banner embroidered with fanged skulls , protecting the precious Progenoid organs . |
| 57 | Zeno had looked out to sea while a few words were exchanged , then laid a hand on Carey 's arm , as if about to hurry him along . |
| 58 | A few words were spoken , then the coffin was lowered . |
| 59 | The pub was orthodoxly darkened and shuttered , but a few diners were still left in the restaurants . |
| 60 | A few reindeer were grazing on the sparse tundra . |