Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [prep] [art] few [n mass] " in BNC.

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1 I think it genuinely irresponsible that someone with my theatrical track-record has written a play about this internationally known theatrical figure yet it has only been seen by a few people . ’
2 Well , I 'm joined by a few people who can give you some clues on guarantees .
3 I hung about further down the street , hoping not to be seen by the few people who were strolling there .
4 Been talking to a few folk , a nice woman from New Zealand , and some Glasgow lads , and an incredibly chatty pseudo-zealot from California .
5 The suggestion that the opposition to the scheme is confined to a few people is rather misleading , as packed village meetings in Stanningfield and Lavenham , which voted to oppose the application , bear witness .
6 Special adaptation is required in a few species to fit breeding cycles into the polar year .
7 This stage was followed by the introduction of individual ownership and this was followed by a few people gradually monopolizing the ownership of the means of production .
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