Example sentences of "[noun pl] there were several " in BNC.
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| 1 | Within a few months there were several dozen mediums offering their services . |
| 2 | In many years there were several . |
| 3 | Within fifty years there were several silk factories employing four hundred to eight hundred persons , but the silk industry was of secondary importance and did not initiate the factory system . |
| 4 | No child could be expected to enjoy the experience , but for refugee children there were several factors which made evacuation more than typically painful . |
| 5 | From either of these points there were several paths to be taken : a few orders could go directly to the Great Seal , but most had initially to go either to the Signet or to the Privy Seal , sometimes to both . |
| 6 | At the time I am speaking of , over and above the crofters with their tiny , and often sub-divided , holdings there were several thousand squatters in Lewis . |