Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [vb pp] by a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | With apologies to Winston Churchill I venture to mis-quote : ‘ Never has so much rubbish been written by a few , against so many . ’ |
| 2 | A theory was evolved by a few influential educationalists that if a child is given a basic training in Laban skills then he will have the essential grounding for any future specialisation he may care to follow in gymnastics , dance or drama . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Each shot is accompanied by a few paragraphs about the subject 's history , or why he chose to photograph it . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | A quick walk down Coronation Street was followed by a few pints of Newton and Ridley Ale before we departed . |