Example sentences of "[prep] so few " in BNC.
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| 1 | One might hardly suspect that so simple a task for so few seconds of film could prove so practically trying and , on reflection , so symbolic of our whole chain of adventures , attempting to keep aloft and alive a consecutive string of luminous mirrors against rather ridiculous odds . |
| 2 | Some children are deprived of so few of the ‘ goodies ’ in life that it is very difficult to find effective reinforcers — very little is rewarding . |
| 3 | To misquote Sir Winston Churchill : ‘ Never in the field of human conflict did the votes of so many influence the outcome of so few in so much time . ’ |
| 4 | But until you consider the amount of money tied up in County Farms , and the return it gives us , and the , the subsidy if you like of so few people , and you think that school ca n't have toilets and things like that , then these should all go into the decision making melting pot , and this council should not blind itself to the various options that there could be , and in those circumstances Mr I think should be allowed to explore the possibilities of the market . |
| 5 | I suspect that our generation , with so few and such honourable exceptions , knows less than theirs did . |
| 6 | With so few studies of the impact of severe floods on river life , knowing how typical the response of the Araglin is could be anybody 's guess . |
| 7 | In its zeal to relieve China 's embarrassment at hosting a party with so few guests , East Berlin sent two senior officials — Egon Krenz , a member of the Politburo , and Wolfgang Rachfuss , a member of the Central Committee . |
| 8 | However , the talents of her mind amply compensated for the defects of her person ; and if , with so few advantages , she was capable of writing with so much credit to herself , there can be no doubt but , if her career had been prolonged , she would have greatly distinguished herself in the annals of female literature [ |
| 9 | Theirs had been a terminally ill situation with so few worshippers in so large and expensive a building . |
| 10 | Welsh coach Clive Griffiths said : ‘ With so few players to choose from , we are always on a knife edge . |
| 11 | At that stage in his career no one was looking for a hit-machine : the longer heads realised that it was a difficult job to scale the face of Broadway — as it was in the West End — with so few footholds and even fewer helping ropes dangling down to give you a lift . |
| 12 | With so few black professionals in post , most pressure for anti-racist reforms has to come from a variety of sources , from white politicians or administrators or black pressure groups working in particular localities in conjunction with anti-racist teachers . |
| 13 | The bookshop was often watched by the British Authorities because of its known association with Irish sympathizers , but in this weather , with so few people about , any observer would be sure to stand out . |
| 14 | It was good to be in a class with so few girls ; there were just three of us among fourteen boys , and as a result we all became good friends without forming any sentimental attachments . |
| 15 | He turned back to the frying-pan , and she wondered how anyone could make her hackles rise with so few words . |
| 16 | ‘ At the moment though , with so few experts in this field , underwater sites will come forward for consideration far less often than land sites . |
| 17 | By the closing date there were only seven names on the list and although the cancellation of the event was unprecedented and most regrettable , it would have been quite impossible to fulfil the purpose of the day with so few . |
| 18 | ‘ The tanning process is a complicated business and it will not be possible with so few people . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ We are in business to make a profit and we can not do that with so few passengers . ’ |
| 20 | But on the other hand , if they are supposed to be representatives of our society , then there 's obviously something wrong , when there are so few women , compared with so few men . |
| 21 | But the problem still exists and Sylvia 's carer , Barbara Waddington says she believes with so few trains apparently unable to fit the wheelchair on to the train , British Rail ought to ensure that Sylvia can travel in more comfort . |
| 22 | PAMELA : O what happiness am I sunk fro and in so few days too . |
| 23 | ( c ) Trading stamps The Trading Stamps Act 1964 ( as amended ) ( see SOGIT 1973 and Sched 4 of CCA 1974 ) , is of much less importance now that trading stamps are available in so few shops . |
| 24 | Its subtleness in so few words adds to the cleverness of it showing how perceptive he was . |
| 25 | It is the most astonishing part of all God 's providence to me , that He so far forsaketh almost all the world , and confineth His special favour to so few ; that so small a part of the world hath the profession of Christianity . ’ |
| 26 | Those fighter pilots were praised by Churchill , when he made his famous announcement that ‘ Never in the history of human conflict had so much been owed to so few by so many ’ . |
| 27 | I went back to hospital on Sunday morning but it was not until Monday that we knew that ‘ seldom in the world of human endeavour have so many owed so much to so few . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few . ’ |
| 29 | Then our 15 April cover — apparently featuring a map borrowed from ‘ Dad 's Army ’ — spoke of ‘ So much owed by so many to so few ’ . |
| 30 | There is an unresolved tension between the fact that the perceptions of mystics are seen as fundamentally important to the human condition and the fact that they are given to so few . |