Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] [prep] [art] [adj] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Toys mean little in the first few weeks — you are all your baby needs . |
| 2 | He had several phone calls from Japan to deal with , and a request from a Bombay-based Hindu businessman that he fly out in the next few weeks to — as Mr Kapoor put it — ‘ spring clean ’ his collection of modern primitives . |
| 3 | ‘ She has worked harder than all the others put together in the past few years . |
| 4 | There might seem to be a number of inherent problems in producing a journal on British Surrealism , namely that the possibility of live interviews will diminish as the first generation of these artists and writers die off in the next few years ; secondly , there seems to be a tendency on the part of those who produce surrealist literature to make it look surrealist , although the rather bitty appearance of the present journal is probably as much to do with its very low budget ( a small grant from the University of London ) as with its artistic affiliations . |
| 5 | In hindsight , the Vaclav Havels and the Adam Michniks stand out as the precious few . |
| 6 | This left Ambegate in front but he weakened up the hill and never-say-die Scudamore forced Vagog up in the last few strides . |
| 7 | If we go back to the first few minutes , or maybe even the first few seconds , there must have been an incredibly high density of matter near that point ? |
| 8 | Turn inland for the last few miles . ’ |
| 9 | by John Bailey Bream , once referred to as the matchman 's favourite fish , have seen their popularity amongst specialist anglers rise dramatically over the past few years . |
| 10 | When the engagements are abroad , I work feverishly in the last few days and nights to create a reasonably finished piece of work — just in case we crash . |
| 11 | Never be tempted to dig so deep that you bring up raw clay , but work assiduously on the top few inches only , gradually improving the soil deeper each year . |