Example sentences of "[noun sg] in [art] few [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though the move could help to speed up investment in a few large projects , there were fears last night that the sudden change in the offshore tax system could hit the bulk of the smaller oil and gas projects which were expected to provide most of the work for the offshore supply industry over the next few years . |
| 2 | It is impossible to convey to an outsider in a few short words the hothouse emotional atmosphere of such an establishment , with its all-too-conscientiously suppressed sexuality , and the consequent hysteria , or just plain silliness . |
| 3 | Perhaps , as ATP 's Weller Evans suggests , trying out a ‘ no let ’ rule in a few special matches or even among juniors might be worthwhile — a simple , sensible case of do n't knock it until you 've tried it . |
| 4 | The first exercise can now be taken further : establishing the figure in a few choice lines . |
| 5 | The first exercise can now be taken further : establishing the figure in a few choice lines . |
| 6 | He strode past her , crossing the gravel in a few long strides to open the door of his car . |
| 7 | It seems likely that yet another northward-dipping thrust will develop even further to the south in a few million years . |
| 8 | It is perhaps appropriate to stress again that where playwrights require pages of dialogue to explain every factor in the development of the plot , to create a changing atmosphere and to show how the actions affect the actors in the play , dancers can communicate whole passages of dialogue in a few expressive gestures woven into enchaînements . |
| 9 | Or was he intending for his debut feature to have just a limited run in a few European art houses ? |
| 10 | In contrast with what has been reported for cervical cancer patients , the lifetime number of sexual partners has not been found of significant , independent importance in the few case-control studies of anal cancer published so far . |
| 11 | The core of this project is a detailed investigation of the processes of social , economic and political change which are taking place in a few selected villages in the area from which the majority of Pakistani settlers in Britain originate . |
| 12 | The nuclear explosive process that would obliterate a city involved a reaction taking place in a few hundred shakes . |
| 13 | Ratners does most of its business in the few short weeks before Christmas . |
| 14 | It says avoidance of the substance causing the allergy is the first line of treatment followed by drugs , where possible , to relieve symptoms and by desensitisation in a few selected cases . |
| 15 | She crossed the room in a few quick strides , grasped the handle of the door set in the wall and pulled . |
| 16 | No. 11 Commando became involved in fighting the Vichy French in Syria , while No. 8 Commando took part in a few unsuccessful raids along the North African coast , transported into action by the Navy . |
| 17 | I want to take part in a few more races next year and you 'll never hear of a plump jockey winning races . ’ |
| 18 | The cell failed to send anyone to take part in the few educational courses available , such as those arranged by the agricultural station . |
| 19 | In this section the facility of the Laplace transformation technique will be demonstrated by applying it to find the transient response in a few illustrative cases . |
| 20 | The milk sprayed into the bucket in a few short spurts and Piladu pushed the animal forward , let two heavily pregnant ewes push past him and reached out to grasp the wool of a lamb that was trying to jump the rail where the Captain and the Brigadier were leaning . |
| 21 | I tried to find a method whereby I could seize the effect of motion … how to arrest a movement in a few bold strokes , catching the passing moment and finding new forms … my goal was always to express emotion and experience with large and simple forms and clear colours ’ . |
| 22 | Attractive as they are , specialised feeders such as these will be doomed to starvation and death in a few short weeks in the aquarium . |
| 23 | Heaven knew she 'd been the subject of enough prurient curiosity in the few short weeks she 'd been running the club . |
| 24 | Specialist data archives differ from the rest of the Archive in a few key ways : |
| 25 | Where the growing season in short , a successful stratagem of many plants is to remain small , grow short flowering stems , and invest their small savings of energy in a few well-endowed seeds . |