Example sentences of "have been [vb pp] [verb] [art] few " in BNC.

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1 Harris has been known to cause a few directors to have sleepless nights .
2 ‘ My dear Jane and friends , ’ he said , ‘ I am greatly privileged to have been asked to say a few words today .
3 Crawford had been ordered to take a few days ' rest after pulling a leg muscle , but he was back after only a day , filming at the Piazzale del Faro .
4 The flier had been briefed to say a few things like a parrot , but had no deeper understanding of war , or peace , or politics than that bird .
5 France have been forced to make a few late changes .
6 At this point the brothers have been known to make a few derogatory remarks about the ability of ‘ newfangled ’ machinery to make this fine distinction .
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