Example sentences of "he [was/were] [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | While he may not be collecting as actively as he was a few years ago , his name still inspires sufficient awe in most art world people for them to request complete anonymity when discussing him . |
| 2 | He was a few weeks short of his fiftieth birthday , a somewhat elderly junior minister . |
| 3 | When he was a few feet away , Mait 's features suddenly twisted into a malevolent burning-eyed glare , and he spat a single word at the man : ‘ Die ! ’ |
| 4 | He knew the time because they had arranged to meet on the hour but he was a few minutes late and she was waiting . |
| 5 | I found myself liking Henniker — he was a few years older than I am , and had served in the war as an AA gunner . |
| 6 | ‘ He is , or at least he was a few hours ago . |
| 7 | He was a few minutes early . |
| 8 | Bridgit Walker 's son Benjamin was vaccinated against polio ten years ago when he was a few months old . |
| 9 | he 's better than he was a few years ago and |
| 10 | Paul looks better , I seen him rushing down the road at great speed to catch the train , not looking as white as he was a few months ago . |