Example sentences of "few [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Plus a few sketches he left behind , ’ added Reid . |
| 2 | British Telecommunications Plc said yesterday it plans to start selling satellite dishes and receivers by Christmas , making the move since it is one of the few activities it is allowed to pursue in the entertainment arena : ‘ We see it as a very important part of our wish to be part of the converging area of telephony , entertainment and computers , ’ the company told Reuter ; the company will reportedly source the equipment from two unidentified UK companies , in a move that is a significant threat to Amstrad Plc , whose shares fell tuppence to 31p . |
| 3 | I piled the kids and what few possessions we had into the pram and , balancing the baby bath on the hood , walked the few miles back to my Pop 's house . |
| 4 | I am left to live out my life with only the few possessions I have managed to buy from my pension , because of Gary . |
| 5 | He unzipped his bag and took out what few possessions he 'd been allowed to bring in to the cell : a small cassette-radio and a few tapes . |
| 6 | Hence if you have a few shapers you might have noticed the tendencies in the group group discussion that we had because there 'll be people digging in and saying no this is the right way to do it . |
| 7 | For them this meeting may be one of the few contacts they have with the Church . |
| 8 | Write a short essay on reciprocal dumping because define what reciprocal dumping is you 've also got to give at least one example of reciprocal dumping , right , so you do n't have to give any detailed examples just erm E E C waste er food policy in these days reciprocal dumping would be subsidized after exports in order for America to sell its few exports it has to so it is best subsidised definition define what it is give application of concept erm if the concept involves measurement , say how it , how it can be measured say an effective protection trade , er say how it could , how it could be measured |
| 9 | But the few houses they passed seemed to have their doors locked and bolted and their windows shuttered . |
| 10 | next few programmes we 're going to take a look at trends in science and engineering , particularly in the way that the subjects are taught and opportunities for employment . |
| 11 | ( One of the few times we missed out was with a 200lb sturgeon caught in the North Sea . |
| 12 | So I bought her some fruit pastilles again just while we were waiting for the train , but funnily enough , the last few times we 've been at the station , Bobby |
| 13 | I do yeah absolutely as as as the first few times we did it you know . |
| 14 | I thought after a few times she 'll stop and she 'll accept it . |
| 15 | The big dog had snapped it from his fingers eagerly enough , but after rolling it around in her mouth a few times she spat it to the floor and pawed at it , growling and sniffing her distaste . |
| 16 | A few times she shouted at them , saying that they were disturbing the peace of the neighbourhood , but this did not discourage them ; a few evenings later they would come back with new songs . |
| 17 | If a black pupil comes to see her a few times she automatically labels them as troublemakers . |
| 18 | A few times she was aware that he was watching her , but managed every time to resist the temptation to look up , unsure of just what she might see in his eyes . |
| 19 | I mean , when our Bon was learning I went with her a few times she frightened the life out of me ! |
| 20 | By how few times he has lost his way ? |
| 21 | It was one of the few times he did n't get up and down from trouble , and that put us level . |
| 22 | Well they were noted even when cos Jim went down there a few , few times he used to have chaps running around the ground with chains and knives and all that sort of thing , but it 's in the Dockland area of London Millwall . |
| 23 | That you se it was , it was on here a few times he talks deliberately , and rather slow |
| 24 | One of the few times you will find big bream in waters which do not match up to the points I have mentioned is when they are the result of a recent stocking operation . |
| 25 | You 'll soon get the hang of it — once you 've been caught a few times you 'll suss out the attack patterns — but until you do , frustration is high . |
| 26 | The first few times you go it 's interesting and exciting as anything new is , but eventually it 's hot and dusty and really quite boring . |
| 27 | When you 've been through this a few times you 'll |
| 28 | Yeah , we stopped a few times you know in the |
| 29 | Listening , as you become more comfortable and you become , you 've done it a few times you know what you 're gon na have to say and then you , you er , you listen more carefully to the answers . |
| 30 | In fact , it was one of the few times I had seen him act in a civil way towards his stepmother . |