Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] [prep] the few [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 But now there was only one thing left for him to do , and that he did , before the shock of Glendower 's assault sheared deep into his ranks , hardly slowed by the few casualties caused by the English archers .
2 Some tests were also made with the few boxes of plants available at this time .
3 This contraction was most severely felt by the few employees in the smaller workshops .
4 Its success is almost invariably limited to the few cases where free advice enables a businessman to make immediate cost savings .
5 Beeney was well positioned for the few shots he had to take .
6 The interest is simply focused on the few individuals who commit several serious atrocities .
7 Most of the houses were well maintained with the few rooms that were still lit disclosing the appurtenances of middle-class living : paintings and prints , a piano , a music-stand , crammed bookshelves .
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