Sentence examples for removed a few from inspiring English sources

A labor riot at the mines in the late 1870s interrupted the flow of coal, and this combined with the poor financial state of the railroad led to the removal of most of the track by 1880; the remaining portion was removed a few years later.

Drew popped open hisbriefcase and removed a few shortbread cookies.

Floorboards came up, the front door was removed, a few walls came down.

This status was removed a few months ago at the request of Mr Kadyrov.

Nissan removed a few commercials for Maxima, the company's midsize sedan, said Dierdre Dickerson, a spokeswoman for Nissan North America.

Engineering works of this kind were removed a few years ago from the river Liza in Ennerdale.

Remove a few prisoners to solitary confinement, and the violence doesn't change.

Removing a few shrimp, he said his nets were often "filled with more jellyfish than fish".

They are there to stop someone from surreptitiously removing a few notes.

With some diligent chipping, it seemed possible that we could remove a few rows of bricks.

Remove a few at a time with a draining spoon and pop them out of their skins.