Example sentences of "[noun] with [adv] [art] few [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 If you live in a village with only a few shops , you may need to include several streets on your plan . )
2 This may range from small areas of earthworks within or at one end of a settlement , to large areas of earthworks with only a few farms and cottages in use today .
3 The wedding started with a simple service in City Hall with just a few witnesses , but once the hotel heard that Brenda and Pete wished to get married on the beach , they were swept off their feet .
4 One moment he had been looking forward to a happy and wealthy retirement and now , minutes later , he was a condemned criminal with only a few hours left to live .
5 We will try to illustrate these possibilities with just a few examples , though it is naturally impossible to cover the subject adequately in a short space .
6 Like — the other day I was involved in this drama group with quite a few tutors .
7 Some of the technology the group is using such as speculative loads has never been used before and as a result the designers believe the specification will stand unmodified for the next twenty years with only a few extensions .
8 It 's not as though he 's a tourist with only a few hours .
9 I choose patterns with only a few passes with the lace carriage because all the time this carriage is in operation no inches ( sorry centimetres ) are being added to the length of the garment .
10 He is said to have been deprived of the royal household and nobles with the counsel and consent of all his people , and to have fled from Bamburgh with only a few companions , which would suggest an almost outright rejection .
11 Most of them had already breakfasted and he shared the dining-room with only a few others .
12 I am left to live out my life with only the few possessions I have managed to buy from my pension , because of Gary .
13 On an arable farm with only a few cattle kept to make manure , little provision would be made for these animals , but there would be one or more barns , stables and shelters for carts .
14 A correlator 's input consists of examples with just a few features which can be quite elaborate .
15 Even if you open your account with just a few pounds , you can immediately begin to enjoy the benefits of a good rate of interest .
16 The couple , who met only seven months ago , first wed in a hush-hush civil ceremony in Los Angeles in April with just a few friends as witnesses .
17 A poll showed that Mr Da Silva won it , burying the myth that as an ex-factory worker with only a few years schooling he is unqualified for the presidency .
18 I try to get through this stage of painting with only a few sticks of colour .
19 I try to get through this stage of painting with only a few sticks of colour .
20 One of the conditions is such that it would be advisable for solicitor shareholders ( particularly in a company with only a few shareholders ) to appoint in their will only a solicitor or solicitors as personal representative in respect of their shares .
21 WADING THROUGH mud or swimming through a cold ravine with just a few oatcakes and nuts to keep you going is not very one 's cup of tea , but for six Risley lads it was fun .
22 Going along as a small independent with just a few programmes to your name does render you relatively powerless .
23 I told him and we reached the CHAB studios with only a few moments to settle Mr Murray before the microphone and be ready for the red light signifying we were ‘ on the air ’ .
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