Example sentences of "few [noun pl] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Green 's Tourist 's New Guide 1819 , p.4. he says ‘ The writer was encouraged to the pursuit of painting by Mr. West , but why he knows not , his few sketches were humble , his mind untutored , and he knew none of the requisite theories , but geometry , perspective and architecture ’ . |
| 2 | Thirdly , it is often impossible to tell from the inventory whether a person was poor or whether he was living in comfortable retirement , having already passed on most of his estate to his children ; a yeoman with very few possessions is likely to have been in the latter category . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , it seems to me that more than a few Frenchwomen are carrying powerful foglamps , and are doing a good job of raging against the dying light . |
| 4 | Few authorities are likely to follow Westminster , although many will keep an eye on developments . |
| 5 | There is nothing new in these guidelines , but there is evidence that few authorities are giving the issue the attention it warrants . |
| 6 | Although in early discussions surrounding enterprise zones a few authorities were unable to reach formal agreement with the government , most Labour authorities , with varying degrees of enthusiasm , eventually sought designation . |
| 7 | Few authorities were felt to have a coherent policy on supporting their older children . |
| 8 | Vercingetorix , Boudicca and a few Druids are allowed to remind the schoolboys of the European community that the Celts did exist in the age of the Romans . |
| 9 | Horses have always been an expensive pastime but in the current economic situation any chance to save a few pennies is more welcome than ever . |
| 10 | A few pennies were dropped into it but he did n't look very pleased . |
| 11 | There was reduced income because few houses were sold and there were high overheads and staff outlays to manage an increasing stock of unsold houses . |
| 12 | He also distributed library books to those who asked for them — although I saw few books in the cells or barracks and it was stated that few prisoners were interested in reading . |
| 13 | A few copies are available if anyone needs one and if you are experiencing any repercussions please let the Society know IMMEDIATELY . |
| 14 | Profits are restrained , but the minimum wage moves in line with inflation , so few investments are made . |
| 15 | Very few projects are definitely approved , with the Space Telescope the major exception . |
| 16 | Few roads were closed off in Moabit , but all entrances to the area were provided with necked-down junctions , with paving changes , ramps , vegetation and the necessary legal warning ( Figure 6.37 ) . |
| 17 | Does that happen Have you had that a few times is it ? |
| 18 | Very few galleries are bothering to make the trip from the States and the three or four that are coming are outnumbered by galleries from former East Germany . |
| 19 | This is illustrated in Fig. 5 , where the first few pixels are more widely spaced simply to fit everything into the diagram . |
| 20 | Though comparatively few knights were actually killed in battle , the prince who committed his cause to battle was also putting himself in jeopardy , since it was always clear that the surest way to win a battle was to capture or kill the opposing commander , as Harold was killed at Hastings . |
| 21 | This was generally done for the EC as a whole , and few attempts were made to estimate the redistribution effects of removing these trade barriers . |
| 22 | At that time few attempts were made to measure the effectiveness of such activity , and advertising agencies tended to branch out into sales promotions with the aim of offering an all-inclusive package to their clients in an attempt to combat competition from the emerging sales promotion agencies . |
| 23 | An few birds are flying |
| 24 | Blue-banded grass parakeets abounded in the neighbourhood of Spring Hill , feeding on corn from the margins of cultivated land in flocks larger than Gould had ever seen before ; compared with the proliferation of different species around Hobart , however , only a few birds were collected on this overland journey . |
| 25 | As long as the note holders had confidence that the issuing goldsmiths could redeem their gold pledges on demand , few notes were ever presented for redemption . |
| 26 | It seems , however , that few notes were issued in Lancashire and in parts of the West Riding . |
| 27 | You think going out and killing oneself for a few shillings is normal to a Masai ? |
| 28 | I merely wish to draw attention to the long chain of wrongly dated groups of pottery , each in turn dependent on the other , all the result of the false assumption that a few coins were contemporary with this deposit , whereas they were either residual or still in circulation , and in neither case have a relevance in establishing a terminus post quem . |
| 29 | But even here it was surprising how few coins were found in extensive clearance and in some cases scarcely more than half-a-dozen were recorded . |
| 30 | And once at the beginning , when the first few coins were exchanged , the first kings decided to mint the stuff , I daresay that was true . |