Example sentences of "[prep] [art] few [noun pl] [pron] [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Try to think of those good points of Sarah 's , Christine , and you wo n't mind about the few points she loses ! ’ |
| 2 | After a few minutes he replaces it with something more conducive to conversation , the Neville Brothers ' ‘ Yellow Moon ’ . |
| 3 | The first few times , the pup gets his food for free to demonstrate to him that people are nice , but after a few treats he has to sit for his stranger and for his supper . |
| 4 | It is believed to be one of the few parasites which has become free-living . |
| 5 | Furthermore , this is one of the few studies which gives an account of the feelings after the task was completed . |
| 6 | Holland is one of the few countries which practices a hotel grading system ranging from 1 to 5 stars . |
| 7 | But one of the few countries he has not designed for is his homeland Hungary . |
| 8 | But as Thierry Bernard , the director of ERAI ( Enterprise Rhone-Alpes International ) points out : ‘ This is one of the few regions which does not offer financial incentives . |
| 9 | In fact , it 's one of the few places he 's ever been outside London . |
| 10 | Members of the British Diabetic Association say Darlington 's Memorial is one of the few hospitals which does not have a diabetic liaison nurse . |
| 11 | The kid gets on his bicycle ; for a few moments he wears the expression of someone who had just been made aware of his own mortality . |
| 12 | For a few years it has a monopoly in world markets and a good order book . |
| 13 | For a few years it has a monopoly in world markets and a good order book . |
| 14 | A caricaturist look at a face and extracts the significant features so that with a few lines he creates a likeness . |
| 15 | In a political and administrative system as riddled with tradition as the British , the old model could , and probably will , be restored in the few minutes it takes a new prime minister to travel from Buckingham Palace to Downing Street . |
| 16 | For a typical car , the carpet will only be about 2 cm thick , and will be quite short-lived but in the few seconds it lasts before collapsing it will transfer most of its heat to the road . |
| 17 | Within a few minutes it has to return to wet its skin and take a fresh mouthful of water . |
| 18 | Within a few trials it learns to stay on the shelf ( this is called ‘ step-down avoidance ’ ) . |
| 19 | Cavan 's biggest problem is tradition according to Reilly , so much so that if a manager does n't deliver the goods within a few years he 's gone and a new one comes along . |
| 20 | And while some ‘ designer names ’ have traded their integrity for the financial rewards of supplying a mass market , Christian Dior is among the few companies which has remained true to the stylish vision of its founder . |