Example sentences of "[prep] the [adv] few [noun pl] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although it appears that sentencing became more severe during the first three years the guide-lines were in use , Minnesota remains one of the very few states that has avoided huge increases in prison population size ( Parent 1988 ) . |
| 2 | Now we 're one of the very few companies that will pay weekly commissions on a commission only basis . |
| 3 | Of the very few things that were her own , her chastity mattered most . |
| 4 | The start of this session was one of the very few occasions when we specifically told the pupils how to conduct part of an activity . |
| 5 | The only thing you have to be careful of is that the hardcard is thin enough not to obscure too many of the very few slots that the 2000 series has . |
| 6 | Of the very few banners that mentioned it , one from Moscow University called pointedly for ‘ a faster rate of democratisation of the party ’ . |
| 7 | Many spring-flowering bulbs do well under deciduous trees , but if you want something to provide permanent ground cover choose from the relatively few plants that tolerate dry roots and poor light . |
| 8 | As the hon. Gentleman knows , we have put in place arrangements under which , in the very few markets that the private sector does not accept , reinsurance can be provided through ECGD . |
| 9 | Now that type of exception would mean that the practical difficulties to which he referred would not arise except in the comparatively few cases that arise of the particular type . |