Example sentences of "were still a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were still a few grains of corn left . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | And of course there were still a few who would never have dreamt of asking themselves whether they could afford anything , with the attitude to money of an Algernon Moncrieff . |
| 4 | There were still a few funeral directors within a thirty-mile radius I had not , as yet , contacted . |
| 5 | Someone had managed to light a fire there at some time , though , because there were still a few damp ashes . |
| 6 | It felt strange now , but there were still a few shops that seemed familiar . |
| 7 | There were still a few stars but the moon was down , and there was a faint grey glow to rimward . |
| 8 | Even if he survived the present crisis with its unusually heavy demands on resources , there were still a few weeks to go before he received his allocation for the next year . |
| 9 | Earlier this afternoon , there were still a few teething problems … like plenty of signs … but no food … and a ticket machine … but no tickets . |