Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] [verb] [prep] [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | The cleaner should be tested on a few pieces to ensure its suitability . |
| 2 | The initial long list should be based on a few key criteria . |
| 3 | The initial long list should be based on a few key criteria . |
| 4 | With great reluctance , Reagan bowed to pressure from his advisers and compromised the Kemp-Roth principle somewhat by agreeing that the first cut should be delayed for a few months and reduced to 5 per cent in the first year with 10 per cent cuts in years two and three . |
| 5 | In this situation , the duration time should be reduced to a few minutes greater than the current elapsed time . |
| 6 | Make no mistake , there are many who believe ( again not without considerable self-interest , that the serious business of running airlines should be left to a few major carriers — except , perhaps , for a few local services . |
| 7 | The harvested roots are bulky and heavy to transport and they must be crushed within a few hours after harvest to avoid loss of the sugary Juice . |
| 8 | It is a distasteful subject but it must be faced for a few moments . |
| 9 | As the article correctly acknowledges , generally magnox fuel must be reprocessed within a few years of discharge from a reactor , from an advanced gas-cooled reactor ( AGR ) , fuel may be stored underwater for somewhat longer periods and for much longer in a dry store . |
| 10 | Another method of birth control must be used for a few months until two consecutive tests show there are no sperm left . |
| 11 | The government argued that ‘ if real progress is to be made in tackling some of the major concentrations of problems , special efforts must be focused on a few cities in the next few years ’ ( HMSO , 1977 , p. 16 ) . |
| 12 | Because it rejects the straight line conception of time from the first hiccough to the last gasp , the novel is not built round a clear , sequential story , that might be summarised in a few paragraphs . |
| 13 | They 'll be looking for a few home runs at their new home at Dowty Aerospace . |
| 14 | I 'll be talking in a few moments time about aviation travel and the risks and , indeed , the trends that are being reflected at the present time , but erm before we move to that let's just think about those of us who perhaps have decided we wo n't go abroad . |
| 15 | We 've been told to take off times , but if there 's one certainty , they 'll be rescheduled by a few hours before the season starts . |
| 16 | Executives at Alexandra Towing are now waiting to hear further details of the move , which could be finalised within a few weeks . |
| 17 | ‘ Hard to believe that this much litter could be caused by a few inebriated louts . ’ |
| 18 | Normally , little jumble could be expected from the few cottages on the headland , but Alex Mair , anxious to associate the power station with the community , had put up a notice on the staff board and the two tea chests were usually fairly full by the time the October sale came round . |
| 19 | If he did n't become a telly millionaire turning out musical trash they could be flogged for a few pounds . |
| 20 | But when the edge had dulled it was no problem and on the harder wood a burn mark could be left in a few seconds if very little pressure was applied with the cutter just spinning on the surface . |
| 21 | It 'd be gone within a few hours . |
| 22 | This may be confirmed on a few sites by the presence of a small cemetery over the site of the original house , after it had been thoroughly demolished , since some of the graves have been dug into the wall foundations , showing an ignorance of their existence . |
| 23 | If we wish to increase growth rate in pigs , for example , we can try breeding only from the fastest growing pigs , and a whole population of fast growing pigs may be obtained in a few generations , if growth rate is heritable . |
| 24 | More intensive psychological care and psychiatric treatment may be required for a few . |
| 25 | Thus , seemingly infinite difficulties may be distilled into a few tangible problems . |
| 26 | Last night , her solicitor Tony Russell confirmed the writ was filed in the High Court and the case would be heard within a few months . |
| 27 | After suitable lengthy training for the sacrifice , these psykers would be consumed within a few scant weeks or months , drained of their spirits till they died . |
| 28 | Others would be borne by the few feminists and freaks who preferred girls , for the whole thing would be voluntary ; no compulsion would be needed ; PopCon 's research had been thorough . |
| 29 | The escalating cost of these tax benefits would be checked within a few years of this policy being implemented . |
| 30 | ‘ Whoever put the clothes there might reasonably have expected that they would be found within a few days ? ’ |