Example sentences of "of few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Daley 's 66th-minute decider was one of few moments of excitement though , once in front , Villa could easily have sealed their victory with two more goals in the ensuing five minutes . |
| 2 | The type is one of few aeroplanes which can be adapted for those with any form of physical handicap , which would otherwise preclude them from captaining a ‘ normal ’ aircraft . |
| 3 | Oxfordshire is one of few counties in the south-east in which we have a surplus of holes in the ground and so Oxfordshire is one of those counties that has to help London out . |
| 4 | Certainly of few things more uninteresting . |
| 5 | Employing one of those supremely disingenuous somersaults of logic that only long training in double-speak and the official brand of British arrogance can confer , Mr Howard told a Westminster audience of backbenchers that ‘ If the Commission were to take us to the European Court I can think of few things more calculated to bring the Commission into disrepute ’ |
| 6 | She was one of few women to comment on Ashdown the hunk : ‘ I prefer the darker type , you know , with smouldering eyes . ’ |
| 7 | The other cause of the present crisis was Ben , a man of few principles , whose only view of life was through the bottom of a tankard , riddled as he was with guilt and arrogance . |
| 8 | They are men of few principles . |
| 9 | In other cases , strong feelings have been aroused , and there has been one electronic punch-up. stated quite reasonably that Sheffield United are crap , and Julie Donnelly , a list member with Blade tendencies , told him what she thought of that in many words of few syllables . |
| 10 | ( I miss out the word puking from this Shakespearean phrase since I know of few instances in which a baby has strained the cassock of the clergyman baptising it , though doubtless readers may know of one . ) |
| 11 | In the 1984 debate on the shipbuilding industry Peter Shore , the opposition spokesman on Trade and Industry , said : ‘ I can think of few industries where the medium to long-term view of demand is more necessary . ’ |
| 12 | Zoser appeared to be a man of few friends . |
| 13 | At a time of few exchange controls , vast sums of money can be freely moved around by companies , investment managers and individuals to obtain the best return and seek the safest protection of capital . |
| 14 | One of few optimists is Sir Lawrie Barratt , who claims pent-up demand after years of inertia will lead to a housing recovery this year , starting in the South East . |
| 15 | Mainz was a see where Staufen interests were strong and a majority of the princes elected Lupold , bishop of Worms , a strong adherent of Philip , and a man of few scruples . |
| 16 | Man that is born of woman is of few days and full of trouble … |
| 17 | Thus circumgranular ( or rim ) cements ( Fig. 5.24a ) form where there are many nucleation sites on a sediment grain , whereas poikilotopic cements ( Fig. 5.24b ) are the result of few nucleation sites and , in general , slower crystal growth . |
| 18 | Government subsidies were also , in effect , greater for higher-density development ( subject to Parker Morris minimum standards ) , and all these factors have combined to militate against the building of few dwellings and small estates in isolated locations . |
| 19 | And it was here , after the house-warming party which began with hours of few arrivals and long silences , that she and Hugh had finished what was left of the Carafino and found themselves in the narrow bed in the basement where this dramatically argumentative child had been conceived . |
| 20 | This quotation sums up the reason for the publication by WACC of Few Voices , Many Worlds . |
| 21 | Whether or not this is so , few would deny that Abbado is a sound choice , a man of few words who nevertheless commands great respect among orchestral players and is as highly praised for his Rossini as for his Mahler , his Mozart or his Brian Ferneyhough . |
| 22 | Mrs. Wexford was a woman of few words . |
| 23 | Most formidable of all is the Scots joiner grandfather , ‘ dour , stern , Calvinistic … a man of few words , just and honest in his dealings , but feared by his family . ’ |
| 24 | Bill Templeman was a man of few words . |
| 25 | A man of few words , but strong opinions , the England skipper is not prone to make rash assessments . |
| 26 | Mauve , a man of few words , said , ‘ Stay then . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Likewise , ’ Hay the Constable added briefly , always a young man of few words . |
| 28 | HUSBAND Ernst Hort was a man of few words . |
| 29 | Camille wondered whether , if she was not here , he would be more expansive , then remembered that he had always been a man of few words . |
| 30 | He had a clear scientific mind but was self-effacing , modest , and a man of few words . |