Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] a [adv] few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | Only in a very few cases can incompleteness be acceptable . |
2 | Only in a very few cases are points awarded explicitly to recognize the need to reside in specific rural locations , which is a sad reflection on the past role of allocation policy . |
3 | Although Christianity is the ‘ state religion ’ of Britain , it is often said that the majority of people who are nominally Christian will go to a church only on a very few occasions in their lives — for a Christmas or Easter service maybe , or a family christening . |
4 | No vote was taken and Sir John refused to say whether any clubs opposed the deal but he added : ‘ It all went through in a very few minutes . ’ |
5 | Which was just as well , as this time he came back after a very few minutes . |
6 | We made another such excursion on to Mount Párnes , at its best season — it was still possible ( indeed it is still possible today , though more difficult ) to leave Athens and the world behind after a very few kilometres . |
7 | Roberts argued that up until the last few years , apart from a very few studies made by certain women scholars , women were notable in British sociology mainly by their absence . |