Example sentences of "[v-ing] few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Police are revealing few details about the fifth victim , who at this stage they are not linking definitely with the others . |
| 2 | Whenever a young colt was brought to the smithy for its first shoeing few people would be found to stand around . |
| 3 | To counteract this , one must consider growing few plants other than the all important submerged oxygenating plants , or else arresting the turbulence by placing beneath the fountain a large ring which is of greater diameter than the lower bowl . |
| 4 | Chinese authorities are releasing few details and state T V has made no mention of the disaster . |
| 5 | Hence , those who enter an occupation holding few qualifications are , it is argued , less likely to achieve work-life mobility ( i.e. intragenerational mobility ) , because qualified trainees will be recruited directly to these higher positions . |
| 6 | Here they were allowed to sing hymns , mostly from the official New Westminster Hymnal , published in 1939 and containing few texts or translations by non-Roman Catholic writers . |
| 7 | Sweetcorn giving few tench and bream . |
| 8 | The traditional demographic structure , which was pyramid-like in shape , with a wide base ( indicating a large number of young people ) and narrow top ( indicating few people in the older age groups ) , has been replaced by a more equal distribution among the different age groups . |
| 9 | He was fortunate in having few relatives who could make any serious encroachment on his endowments : he had no brothers ; his uncle Jasper died in 1495 ; and his elder son Arthur died in 1502 , leaving him with only one surviving son for whom provision had to be made . |
| 10 | Prior to the 1980 Act it had been observed that the law had been ‘ heavily weighed in favour of the local education authorities and schools with parents having few rights ( although many duties ) and little say in the decision-making process ’ . |
| 11 | As a result of this loss of belief in the potential for good in the future , the sufferer comes to perceive himself or herself as having few choices of action in life . |
| 12 | It happened suddenly , or appeared to do so ; he had always been quiet and uncommunicative , having few friends . |
| 13 | Despite having few home comforts , Clare is totally committed to what she is doing . |
| 14 | Contemporary art was anything but the strong point of the Salon , with Paris dealers in particular showing a large number of deja vu works and recording few sales . |
| 15 | He had been for a second interview last Tuesday morning and had a nail biting few days till all was confirmed on Friday last for a start yesterday , 22nd March . |
| 16 | Another Toyota official in the USA referred to the project as ‘ Yuki 's dream ’ and downplayed the company 's part in it , though he admitted to knowing few details . |
| 17 | They would tend to withdraw from their surroundings , showing little interest in those around them and making few demands upon them . |
| 18 | The Scissortail is a tough fish , making few demands for any special treatment , and has the added attraction of being quite easily bred . |
| 19 | THE jet-setting daughter of crooked publisher Robert Maxwell is showing few signs of curtailing her lavish lifestyle despite the plight of thousands of pensioners who were mercilessly robbed by her father . |
| 20 | In spite of its complexity , transition passed by leaving few students , teachers or office staff feeling perplexed . |
| 21 | I see their hopes like Masai villages , impermanent and leaving few marks on the landscape . |