Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [noun sg] few [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | While it was widely accepted that by the end of the month few visible signs of the disaster remained , environmentalists warned against deceptive appearances and claimed that marine life could be affected for years to come . |
2 | He brought with him into the Treasury few old prejudices beyond the self-confidence of his conviction that whatever he believed in at a particular time was right . |
3 | Expert systems can teach people with a patience few human instructors could ever display . |
4 | The entry for ‘ home ’ , for example , defines it in several ways , including a sense few male lexicographers would ever consider : most women 's place of work . |
5 | Before 1833 only British and Burgher lawyers were allowed to practise in Colombo courts , but this restriction was lifted by the reforms of that year , and by the mid-century few British lawyers practised in Sri Lanka . |