Example sentences of "[adv] [be] [verb] [prep] [art] few " in BNC.

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1 I think it genuinely irresponsible that someone with my theatrical track-record has written a play about this internationally known theatrical figure yet it has only been seen by a few people . ’
2 Carole Rue , BT 's network services development manager , said : ‘ Although the trial has only been running for a few weeks we 're most encouraged by the initial response from our customers .
3 It turned out that she lived in some place called Romford and as she was due to take me back there the day after the funeral I had only been left with a few hours to make a decision .
4 This is a very laborious and exacting technique and , to date , it has only been used with a few plants .
5 Vibrational excitation has only been reported for a few simple molecules in the gas phase , as shown in Fig. 5.8 , and vibrational structure may also be seen on some bands arising from electronic transitions .
6 Now and again , of course , you have to deal with the awkward moments , like someone reading aloud from a Sunday paper the ‘ sordid story of perverted vice ’ which has obviously been concocted over a few jars by a hack hounded by deadline .
7 Finally there may be a role for either haemodialysis or continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis , and cadaveric renal transplantation must not be forgotten , although assessment for such treatment can only be undertaken at a few specialist centres .
8 Education should only be bestowed on the few .
9 Sartre is reported to have said that he did not feel free without a thousand francs in his pocket ; this is clearly a freedom which can only be enjoyed by a few .
10 Whether it has been recently fired will only be shown with a few additional laboratory tests .
11 It has already been used in a few clinical trials in normal volunteers and diabetics .
12 Most importantly , what did Alexander learn at that Council meeting which changed his attitude , sending him on a journey in very dangerous conditions to court a queen he could scarcely be bothered with a few weeks before ?
13 Instead , what we have are literally thousands of measures in educational testing , social surveys , attitude research or statistical analysis , with little or no idea as to how any of them could conceivably be reduced to a few dimensions or compared with agreed-upon standards .
14 Jake fingered the paperweight idly as he continued , ‘ It had probably been developing for a few days .
15 Also in the US , two unnamed systems integrators have agreed to take the notebook on-board — they 'll also be announced in a few weeks ' time .
16 A personalised pay-in book will also be posted within a few days of opening the account .
17 He told the owner of the pensione that he would probably be leaving in a few days and then he made his way to the station to ask about trains .
18 In approaching the identification and management of child abuse cases as a journalist my attention would probably be focussed on a few ‘ sensational ’ cases , where something has gone dramatically ‘ wrong ’ and which are subject to an enquiry .
19 Yes , this is what big shops , particularly in America , have now been doing for a few years , in that the till that takes your order as it were is also a computer terminal on line to large computers somewhere else , and every time your tin of baked bins is checked out by the girl on the till , it is adjusting the stocks on its large computer and saying , ‘ Hey , we 're going to run out of baked beans at approximately ten o'clock tomorrow morning .
20 I be they 've never played Turrican or Creatures otherwise they 'd be gobsmacked , especially the console owners who pay about £40 for games that can often be completed in a few hours !
21 Produced by TVS , Men of Science is now being shown in a few other areas for those not already suffering exophthalmos after an evening of Rising Damp , Cuffy , The Avengers and Pro-Celebrity Golf
22 It needs to be stressed , what this chapter may serve to illustrate , that developments of this sort should not simply be identified with a few individual thinkers .
23 However , the complexity of his task is such that it can not readily be summarised in a few words .
24 He championed the ‘ flap ’ technique , which had recently been revived by a few English surgeons .
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