Example sentences of "[am/are] [verb] [prep] [art] few [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The possibility of a title going ‘ out of print ’ if selection decisions are delayed must also be considered — though this is unlikely if orders are placed within a few months of publication . |
2 | And despite their higher incomes , they rarely become rich because their activities are limited to the few months during the year when the climate is favourable for construction work . |
3 | First impressions , and they are formed within a few seconds of listening to these headphones , are of an unveiled immediacy , very extended high-frequency response and seamless midrange . |
4 | Some of the young calves are fattened on the farms but many are reared for a few months and then sold for fattening in central or eastern Britain . |
5 | Suddenly he is more relaxed and confident and those horrible little worms of self-doubt which are perpetually burrowing away in a golfer 's head are banished for a few holes , anyway . |
6 | All the beauty that ought to be but rarely is , all the promises of perfection are caught in a few moments of that iridescent light . |
7 | And the results are expected within a few weeks . |
8 | The four have undergone doping tests and the results are expected within a few days . |
9 | As explained earlier , it is therefore important to avoid the use of independent overflow areas except as a safety precaution ; the one exception to this is when updates are grouped in a few areas . |
10 | Despite many brands and designs , skiing hardware companies are owned by a few umbrella companies . |
11 | In Britain , at least , communications are dominated by a few millionaire proprietors and a few large conglomerate companies . |
12 | and if you 're coming for a few days you 've , you 've bag carrying and all this in the business |
13 | I am staying for a few days at the Dale End Hotel while I explore the district , and I 'd like to know about the Brownies ' Bridge , as I am to do with Brownies . ’ |
14 | These are approximations in which the very large number of particles are replaced by a few quantities . |
15 | Those girls who attempt to escape are found in a few days . |
16 | Sands and gravels deposited by water flowing from the melting glaciers are restricted to a few localities and there are no major raised beach deposits resulting from sea level changes relative to the land surface . |
17 | Insights into the actual personality are restricted to a few words under the heading ‘ recreations ’ . |
18 | They become quite unconscious of what they are doing for a few seconds , and yet insist that they want to carry on and learn to fly . |
19 | Well , I 'm joined by a few people who can give you some clues on guarantees . |
20 | I know Amy went to see it when it was at the Palace , I 'm talking about a few years ago , |
21 | I sha n't see you again — I 'm leaving in a few moments to drive down to Kildare . |
22 | ‘ It 's not that early — I 've been up for ages , and I 'm leaving in a few minutes . |
23 | I 'm retiring in a few months Daphne said quietly . |
24 | This is obviously easier if you are fishing with a few friends who are prepared to let you move in if they locate the fish first . |
25 | You are talking of a few pennies ’ pittance added to my weekly wage . |
26 | The most OBSTINATE obstruction , Irregularities , etc. of the female system are removed in a few doses . |
27 | etc. /of the female system are removed in a few doses . |
28 | It covers about two thousand years of history , but most the miracles are clustered round a few persons and events : |
29 | The V&A , we are told , set aside 50 per cent of its objects are required within a few years of their manufacture . |
30 | Other ITV stations will closely scrutinise the small print when further details are released in a few weeks . |