Example sentences of "[noun sg] [is] [vb pp] [prep] [art] few " in BNC.
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1 | The 5 cm long trunk is composed of a few , very large plates which have a tuberculate ornament . |
2 | One senses a rush of creative warmth as this lonely rapt figure is conjured in a few sentences . |
3 | Cannons are dangerous if sometimes unpredictable weapons whose manufacture is limited to a few groups of human and Dwarf experts . |
4 | The evidence for arguing that newspaper — and media — ownership is concentrated in a few hands is fairly abundant ( see Table 4.2 ) but this does not , of itself , provide material for analysing the extent to which ‘ this potential for control is actually realized in practice , how exactly it operates and in whose ultimate interest ( it is ) … ’ . |
5 | Special adaptation is required in a few species to fit breeding cycles into the polar year . |
6 | Where a slight flow of water is guaranteed for a few days , for example in crevices and gullies that conduct snow-melt trickles , mosses gather among the lichens . |
7 | If the outrage is confined to a few then the chances of success are small . |
8 | They are much more risky , tending to be highly volatile — rising quickly but often falling faster , indeed sometimes trading is suspended for a few days so you are locked in until trading resumes usually at a much lower level . |
9 | If the nose is dropping in spite of pulling back and hitting the back stop , this is a clear indication that the glider is stalled , and a forward movement is needed for a few seconds to let the wing unstall . |
10 | It was strongly hinted that " a dividend is expected in a few weeks time " which is equivalent to " a discount on the purchase price . " |
11 | Where a choice is limited to a few you choose the best of the bunch ( as with the secretaries ) but ensure that doing so does not ignore other priorities . |
12 | As the tide reaches its height , the width of the beach is reduced to a few yards . |
13 | Our company is based on sound and we stand or fall on it ; since the introduction of Smooth Tubes we have never been busier and it is insulting and naive to suggest our success is based on a few LEDs . |
14 | It is a terrifying condemnation of the universal franchise that the nation 's government is determined by a few thousand self-satisfied oafs who ca n't tell a general election from the Eurovision Song Contest . |
15 | If no improvement is observed within a few weeks , the therapist must insist on admission since further continuation of ineffective treatment is counterproductive . |
16 | Information on current trends in the system and the profession is limited to a few SED & regional publications . |
17 | Each shot is accompanied by a few paragraphs about the subject 's history , or why he chose to photograph it . |
18 | A primitive shading is found on a few vases of the generation before , by the Brygos Painter for instance to indicate the roundness of shields ; and in this time it appears , very sparingly , both in red-figure and on another class of Attic vase which we have not yet considered , those with a white slip . |
19 | The evolution of fluctuations with specified magnitude and spectrum is controlled by a few fundamental parameters : the cosmic density , the cosmological constant , and the relative contributions of radiation and of dark and visible matter to the density of the Universe . |
20 | A Planning Application has been submitted to South Shropshire District Council and their decision is expected within a few weeks . |
21 | In explosive breeding , all reproductive activity is packed into a few days , with the result that it is highly synchronised . |
22 | 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 . |
23 | Vegetation is composed of the few plants that survive and grow : to explain that vegetation it may be more important to study the many that die . |