Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [verb] [prep] [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Until we can get enough food through to stop people starving to death , you wo n't be able to stop those who are prepared to kill for the few precious supplies , ’ said Julian . |
| 2 | ‘ Hopefully I will be able to continue with a few engagements when I return to Northern Ireland . ’ |
| 3 | Thought you might be able to help with a few snippets of case law . ’ |
| 4 | The small factory she 'd approached to undertake the making of the curtains , cushions and loose covers told her they 'd be ready to start in a few weeks ' time , and even allowing for this wildly optimistic schedule , she felt she ought to know when to expect delivery of the fabrics . |
| 5 | We had a small walled garden and oblong of grass and , though Father kept a long side bed gay with red geraniums , white marguerites and blue lobelia , capable of standing up to the odd cricket ball and the games we children were able to play in the few remaining square yards behind beggared description but we had the whole Heath beyond . |
| 6 | It turned out to be uniquely suited because the station is no longer used as an American Maintenance base and is due to close in a few weeks time . |
| 7 | Nigeria 's term in the OAU chair is due to expire in a few months , and Mr Babangida is determined to contribute to a South African settlement before leaving office . |
| 8 | In some homes it is possible to stay for a few days or a week at a time either occasionally or on a regular basis . |
| 9 | I FIRST came across Theatre de Complicite seven years ago in a show called More Bigger Snacks Now , which featured a definitive demonstration of just how much mess it is possible to make with a few packets of crisps and a couple of cans of Coke . |
| 10 | It is impossible to describe in a few words , but one thing that many knitters do not realise is that it can be worked from either left or right and that some people find one side much easier than the other ( not necessarily related to whether you are right or left handed either ! ) . |
| 11 | It is easy to spot from a few feet away . |
| 12 | The future fate of the Universe is not one of humanity 's more pressing problems : on this scale nothing drastic is likely to happen for a few hundred billion years yet . |
| 13 | One thing is clear : Islam flourishes like a hardy plant wherever it springs up , and a tradition that has endured for over 1,300 years is sure to endure for a few more . |
| 14 | A travel company from Thailand has contacted the People 's Committee about the possibility of bringing in tourists , and the governor of the province , An He , is keen to talk to the few foreigners who pass through about his hypothetical Riviera . |
| 15 | Also , a truce between the Provisionals and British authorities was due to begin in a few hours . |
| 16 | Whoever sowed the seed , the conference was due to meet within a few hours . |
| 17 | She spotted Adam almost as soon as she entered the club , but though he was sitting only a short distance away with a stocky sandy-haired man she did n't recognise , it took her some time to reach his table , since she was obliged to stop at every few strides to talk to customers . |