Example sentences of "few [noun pl] [coord] [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A few minutes and I was shaking his hand , completely dumbfounded by the physical perfection of the man , his elegance , his charm . |
| 2 | The boarding-school had a few pets and we were allowed to look after them in our free time . |
| 3 | There were comparatively few incomers and they were dispersed among the native population ( estate building for incomers did not peak until 1976 , and none existed before 1974 ) . |
| 4 | Now actually Mill did put the his erm this proposal forward , he was a member of parliament for a few years and he was trying to get this discussed in parliament . |
| 5 | ‘ After the Smiths I had been playing the guitar for a few years and I was listening to things like Aztec Camera and Orange Juice . |
| 6 | ‘ Each time a memo was fired off and the problem was solved , but it only lasted a few days and they were using the extinguishers again , ’ he said . |
| 7 | In fact events have developed rapidly in the last few weeks and it was announced at a Committee meeting on Monday 1st June that we had every hope of opening the museum by the end of the month . |
| 8 | She wanted it too , and maybe when she and Charlie were married and in bed and they 'd had a few drinks and she was wearing a black nightie , then maybe it would n't be so bad . |