Example sentences of "[prep] [be] [adj] [prep] [art] few " in BNC.
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1 | Before studying the procedures described further on , it will be helpful to be familiar with a few facts and suggestions for making personal " rules of thumb " and simplified tables as aids to mental calculations . |
2 | Just a willingness to be available for a few hours to suit you — within an agreed rota — to walk around the reserve helping people enjoy their visit and also avoiding problems of pressure on sensitive reserve areas . ’ |
3 | There is no problem here if the information is very specialised and only likely to be useful to a few outlets . |
4 | Of course , these are not the abilities which we pride ourselves upon , and we are much more likely to be impressed by the few things which computers do well which we do badly . |
5 | Soon I , too , was very distressed , but I knew that it was going to be dead within a few hours , and I was helpless . |
6 | Both of these French strategies illustrated a common belief in the need to move quickly and to be big in a few global market sectors . |
7 | Few have gone through aerobatic training , and the modern tendency is to be happy with a few hours of stall avoidance training and little , if any , spinning . |
8 | Once he had gone , Shiona sank down on to the bed and kicked off her shoes , glad to be alone for a few minutes . |