Example sentences of "[noun] for [art] few [noun pl] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The legislation protects their consciences , and in charity makes financial provision for the few priests who will feel that they must leave . |
| 2 | We offer help to pupils with varying needs — general learning problems , specific learning difficulties , the filling of gaps caused by changing schools and , recently , the provision of extra teaching for a few children whose educational attainment is far in excess of that of their peers . |
| 3 | Mr Chairman erm I would like personally take up a suggestion that was in The Star about the possibility of a regional company being based at the playhouse in other words for a few months I would see it as people getting to know this company and rather like a repertory theatre of old then people would want to come and see these people in different roles and I think that would add to the you know repetitive . |
| 4 | ‘ After I had been at the Bedford Institution for a few years there were changes for the better . |
| 5 | Having worked at Billingham for a few years he was appointed as a commissioning engineer for an ammonia plant in Canada before moving in 1985 to manage the leading concept ammonia [ LCA ] plant at Severnside , Avonmouth . |
| 6 | She also sewed clothes for toys and puppets , tiny dresses and jackets for anthropomorphic bears and monkeys and robes and mantles in silks and velvets for the few puppets they sold in the shop and gowns and breeches for the tall puppets who performed in the theatre . |
| 7 | Some people did expect an awful lot from those youngsters for the few shillings they paid them . |
| 8 | But if you leave a child for a few minutes he may find the pills you keep in the bedside drawer and poison himself . |
| 9 | She thought she might avoid the place for a few days herself , just in case the boy had any ideas of adopting her as a protector . |
| 10 | Often the reaction to other foods is only temporary — if they are eliminated from the diet for a few months they can be eaten again without difficulty . |
| 11 | He had also brought a chess manual , because he had heard that children could play chess brilliantly , but after ski-ing with Sam for a few days he decided that there was no call to be beaten by a five-year-old at two things at once . |
| 12 | The bathroom 's a bit chilly but once you 've put that heater on and shut the door for a few minutes it 's |
| 13 | The law demanded that they attend school for the few hours they were not in the theatre , but time spent on education was minimal as the pantomime was so popular that there were matinées most days . |
| 14 | Holiday parks in which you can camp , or stay in a chalet or caravan are now remarkably good — so much so that if you have n't tried this kind of holiday for a few years you could be in for a very pleasant surprise . |
| 15 | Near nightfall he saw his younger sister Katya come out of the kitchens into the yard , saw her empty some slops for the few chickens who scuttled about . |