Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [adj] [prep] [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | TEENAGE vandals are targeting one of the few leisure facilities in north Belfast . |
| 2 | Many existing systems which do n't already heat the hot water can be adapted to do so , but if yours ca n't ( an early warm air system , say ) or if you 're installing one of the few types of system that does n't also heat the hot water ( such as electric storage radiators ) , you will have to choose the hot water system . |
| 3 | I 'm getting low on a few colours . |
| 4 | Now Somerset is a long way away , but the first stopping place that they can find where they will be left undisturbed for a few days is in the Vale , and very shortly the Vale will be designated , so they 'll have to travel even further into west Oxford , which is going to be , if we 're not careful , the only undesignated district in the whole of the south of England , and I would n't want to be a resident of west Oxford in these circumstances . |
| 5 | Nor had the sudden coolness between himself and Mrs J. Roscoe escaped most of the other tourists ; indeed , this development was proving one of the few topics of conversation as the coach accelerated along the dual carriageway towards Woodstock . |
| 6 | ‘ 'Scuse me , sir — when the meeting finished and the other gentlemen went off home , the gates was left open for a few minutes . |
| 7 | Zhang was killed instantly , although his death was kept secret for a few days . |
| 8 | The main attack , entrusted to General , Sir Herbert Plumer , was to prove one of the few in the war that was immaculately planned and achieved all its objectives . |