Example sentences of "even [art] few " in BNC.
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1 | Even the few pictures , three recognizably by John Piper , were modern . |
2 | Even the few pots of make-up on the blue-flowered dressing table seemed to be standing to attention . |
3 | The net result of a system which mixed young and old , debtors and criminals , men and women , first offenders and old lags indiscriminately was , inevitably , that prisoners were exploited , brutalized and deprived of even the few rights that the law allowed them . |
4 | During which the authorities relax even the few laws and rules that normally exist . |
5 | Even the few examples we have seen illustrate how species with biparental care tend to be monogamous , species in which only the female looks after the young tend to be polygynous , and species in which only the males care for the young tend to be polyandrous . |
6 | Even the few hours she put in gave her life some purpose . |
7 | There are even a few herrings for good measure . |
8 | So there are some new facets to catering in the RAF today compared with even a few years ago . |
9 | Though French brands still account for nearly half of the luxury market , German , British , Italian and even a few Japanese and American brands are showing up on the shelves . |
10 | I 'd have preferred a book that told a few truths , or even a few lies . |
11 | Many types of pelargoniums make splendid plants for summer bedding and patio planting , in particular the Irenes , many of the coloured leaved and other zonals , ivy-leaved and scented varieties plus even a few of the regals . |
12 | During the Suez fiasco in 1956 Eden considered an identical idea , and there were even a few voices suggesting something similar during the Falklands War in 1982 . |
13 | Though open opposition , as the ‘ White Rose ’ showed , was futile against the might of the Gestapo and resistance groups were necessarily compelled to continue their work in secrecy and isolation , their hostility to the Nazi regime was now far less out of touch with the climate of opinion than had been the case even a few months earlier , before Stalingrad . |
14 | Some are quite a major commitment , some a small but regular commitment , others no more than an hour or even a few minutes of your time . |
15 | Some of the houses in this neighbourhood belonged to industrial barons , and even a few of the aristocrats played a leading part as entrepreneurs . |
16 | This had long been the LRDG 's main base with clear water and even a few European houses . |
17 | Christians of different denominations feel much closer together now — at the parish level — than they used to even a few years ago . |
18 | Indeed , advice work is certainly more complex today than even a few years ago . |
19 | The LEA 's detachment and its knowledge of a few dozen ( or even a few hundred ) other institutions could be of great value . |
20 | Drenching even a few rooms , with foam and then a chemical spray seems to me a high penalty for catching what American police forces call a perpetrator . |
21 | The consensus has it that economics will be the key stick with which the CEGB 's opponents , and perhaps even a few of its friends , will beat the board . |
22 | Even a few hours ' warning can save lives and reduce injuries . |
23 | T prevented him from playing rugby , but even a few knock-out blows from bowlers like Allan Donald have failed to temper his international cricketing ambitions . |
24 | A glance through the catalogues soon brings the realisation that the choice is much greater than existed even a few years ago . |
25 | A visit to Salcey is all the more rewarding and exciting if you manage to see even a few of its shy inhabitants . |
26 | The Standing Orders of the Houses are such , however , that no mere eccentric has much chance of disturbing the parliamentary calm for even a few seconds . |
27 | If Snakes of the World can cure even a few readers of their phobia , replacing terror with admiration , it will have achieved its purpose . |
28 | It can be an extra glass of wine , an ice lolly , an extra yogurt or couple of pieces of fresh fruit — even a few sweets . |
29 | According to Dr David Benton , even a few slices of toast and marmalade help to sharpen the memory . |
30 | She had a thin , satisfied smile on her face , which not even a few smirks and elbow nudgings among those ladies who had been at the tea could banish . |