Example sentences of "[art] few [noun] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 As one would predict , the few experiments on auditory deprivation confirm that there may be extensive loss of functioning .
2 The few genera of veterinary interest are considered in order of importance .
3 For the men , work means construction or security — one of the few areas of economic expansion .
4 One of the few areas of common ground which both Keynes and Friedman occupy centres on the definition of a state of overall full employment : full employment prevails when the aggregate supply of labour , L s , equals the aggregate demand for labour , L d , at a unique , market clearing real wage rate , w * ; .
5 No , each hitch was only temporary — and the few minutes of unplanned stillness was welcomed by photographers .
6 There was a spaciousness and simplicity of line that made a perfect foil for the few touches of vibrant colour that drew the eye , and yet the whole effect was completely uncontrived , as if it had all come together naturally .
7 Judging by the way he has padded out his script with old theatrical chestnuts , this is the stage Chaplin himself has reached : the few passages of real insight are surrounded by yards of whiskery patter , strained attempts at sophisticated wit and specious topical references .
8 As Tim Whittome of the Cairngorm Chairlift Company points out , skiing represents one of the few forms of sustainable development in these thinly-populated and sometimes remote areas .
9 In 1835 , as one of the few surveyors with geological knowledge , he was seconded to work with ( Sir ) Henry de la Beche [ q.v. ] to add geological data to the Cornish OS sheets .
10 Shelford , with Iro , is one of the few players of undoubted world class the tourists presently possess , and his absence would seriously dent New Zealand 's Test hopes .
11 The few moments of past closeness which they had shared had always left her emotionally upside-down and , inevitably , angry .
12 There are few people , I 'm very concerned for those people and we will be imposing conditions if members wish to approve it to protect the interests of the few people in close proximity , many of the objectors er they must be heard and their point of view is report in the committee papers but they do live at er a couple of miles from the site .
13 The few percent of solar energy that filters down is just one of these sources — I shall discuss the other sources in section 9.3.3 .
14 It 's one of the few privileges of old age .
15 It is one of the few examples of mobiliary art of the period from Britain .
16 Used for centuries as a symbol of hospitality and welcome , it is also one of the few rays of culinary delight at this dreariest time of the year .
17 It is one of the few gestures of real friendship encountered by this lonely man in his long and tormented odyssey .
18 Profoundly subordinate , and remote from the few voices of intellectual protest , trade unions could provide no effective challenge to bourgeois hegemony ; rather they were firmly embedded in the mystical pragmatism , rationalism , evolutionism and nationalism of the Victorian epoch .
19 As one of the few insurgents with military experience he was a valuable recruit .
20 After a few moments of uncomfortable silence , she said stubbornly , ‘ If you denigrate my life 's work , you shall not profit by it unless you apologize to me , Clare . ’
21 Sometimes we need to reflect publicly , sometimes to provide space for a few moments of private reflection — this might mean the children sit quietly alone while the teacher asks questions which they respond to in their thoughts , or the reflection might take the form of a diary , or perhaps an " emotional map " charting the highs and lows of a journey/adventure/exploration .
22 The sound system 's speakers were like upended steamer trunks , one on top of another ; standing so close , the volume gave her a sensation in her ears like that of tearing paper and she experienced a few moments of sensory overload before she recognised the tune as New York , New York .
23 What makes them wait in seedy side rooms for a few moments of dangerous pleasure ?
24 After a few moments of apparent concentration , she handed the sticks to Lucien .
25 After a few moments of frozen hesitation , she realised that to refuse his offer would only reinforce his current impression that she was a frigid little puritan with hang-ups about physical contact .
26 Suffice it , that I had a few moments of fanciful pleasure .
27 After a few moments of confused reflection , he realized Tess had left the room .
28 He was looking directly at Bridges , but Bridges looked imperturbably back , and after a few moments of heavy silence Kegan coughed and returned to the paper in his hand .
29 It would be madness to throw it all away for a few moments of nerve-storming passion .
30 Anne watched her for a few moments in stunned silence , trying to decide if she meant what she had said .
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