Sentence examples for ago only a few from inspiring English sources

The phrase "ago only a few" is not correct in written English.
It seems to be an incomplete expression and lacks clarity.
Example: "It was only a few days ago that we met."
Alternatives: "just a few days ago" or "only a few moments ago."

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Thirty years ago, only a few leftist mavericks like Raymond Williams insisted that culture was ordinary.

About five years ago, only a few luxury hotels were in this small city on the Bay of Bengal.

"Einstein was shown to be correct long ago, only a few years after he came up with the theory.

About five years ago, only a few luxury hotels were in this small city on the Bay of Bengal, Ms. Bettina writes.

Ten years ago, only a few select luxury goods could be purchased in the lobby of the Sheraton hotel or from the local department store Renhe Chuntian.

A century ago, only a few corporations were national in scope, so acquiring companies was a sensible way to get into markets you otherwise couldn't reach.

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Just a few years ago, only a handful of banks were involved in large deals.

A few years ago only a handful of riders wore helmets, and usually only after sustaining a head injury.

The National Youth Ballet (NYB) was founded 25 years ago with only a few male dancers on the books.

Majority of Alu retroposition has ceased at least 30 million years ago and only a few Alu subfamilies are still active [ 15, 17, 41].

A few years ago, they lived only a few miles apart but hours away when they factored in Cairo's legendarily snarled traffic.

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