Example sentences of "in [art] few [noun pl] [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How avoid lending multinationals a green gloss in the few areas where they are performing well , while they otherwise continue in their evil ways ? |
| 2 | In the few hours since she had brought the house down she had been interviewed by three tabloids , Sky Television and by Tony Howard for ‘ Newsnight ’ . |
| 3 | That morning Wycliffe had heard of the Glynn family for the first time and in the few hours since he had learned something about them ; about Gerald , Gina and Barry , about Christine and Aunt Sara , and about the uncles , Alfred and Maurice . |
| 4 | In the few minutes that he had been preparing dinner , the water drippng from his clothes had formed a pool round his feet . |
| 5 | The statements with which respondents were invited to entirely agree , agree with qualification , or disagree , were : ( 12 ) Dreams only occur in the few moments before you wake up . |
| 6 | Of 149 respondents , 18 subjects agreed firmly with the statement that " Dreams occur only in the few moments before you wake up " , and a further 23 thought this was perhaps true . |
| 7 | In the Hull survey one of the statements to which respondents were invited to agree was " Dreams occur only in the few moments before you wake up " ; 18 endorsed this statement , and 23 thought it was maybe true , out of 149 . |
| 8 | My answer to the first part of his question is that in the few weeks that I have had my present portfolio , two or three times in public I have stated my firm belief that it is in the interests of the people of Northern Ireland , the police and the security forces — indeed , in the interests of all of us — that the law be applied even-handedly and that those responsible for applying the law should do so . |
| 9 | The deterioration in my companion 's movements in the few weeks since I had last seen him was distressing to observe . |
| 10 | In the few years since they have been in existence , the colleges of higher education have had little or no guidance , from the DES or anywhere else , as to the directions they might follow . |
| 11 | So she knew that in the few years since she had last been in England great changes had begun to take place from some of which she might clearly benefit . |
| 12 | In all her short life Sally-Anne had never before encountered the squalor which she had seen in the few days since she had arrived in these poor streets in the hinterland between London Docks and Stepney . |
| 13 | He did n't hesitate and say ‘ I 'll have to ask God about that ’ ; in the few seconds that it took her to express her need , Elisha knew what to say to her . |
| 14 | Every sunset the apes would return from their day 's foraging to sleep in the branches of this giant tree , and we were driven to distraction by our repeated attempts to film them properly in the few seconds after they arrived and before the sun set . |
| 15 | Could it be that ? she wondered , in the few seconds before he spoke . |
| 16 | Do you have a rota system where if maybe six have got onto an appliance and there 's another fire comes up in a few hours that they can not turn ut again , or is it just a matter of whoever gets there first again ? |
| 17 | A storm arrives from the west , the snow falling so thickly in a few minutes that I fear I will lose my way . |
| 18 | I 've got a meeting in a few minutes and I — ’ |
| 19 | She 'll bring it to you in a few minutes and it 'll help you keep your strength . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ We 'd have half the police force here in a few minutes if we did , ’ she said . |
| 21 | I could get to the car-park in a few minutes if I wanted to and be near him , thinking of him — his problems over , lying on the brown eiderdown in his blue pyjamas . |
| 22 | I shall be drawing a considerable sum in a few days but you must know how it is , travelling the country as we old soldiers do … thank you … ten pounds will be quite sufficient … and you must let me spend some more of it in your excellent company … that evening 's entertainment we enjoyed together , Mr Wood , ’ his voice rose in the small hallway and the other guests and servants indoors and out strained noticeably to catch what would surely be the eloquent testimonial of a compliment , ‘ was one of the , shall we say , most boisterous and wise , a rare combination , Mr Landlord , I have spent , whether in London , in Europe or in and out of ships and foreign postings in a long lifetime . |
| 23 | I mean , we could go back in a few days and I could distract her while you … ’ |
| 24 | I hope he can start knocking in a few goals because we need players who want to play for the club . |
| 25 | ‘ We 'll know the number for sure in a few months as we get closer to completion ’ , he says . |
| 26 | It 's as hard to do justice to the beauty of the Eternal City in a few words as it is to see everything in a few days . |
| 27 | Every nation believes that its enemies were the aggressors , and may make war again in a few years unless they are utterly defeated . |
| 28 | If , by any chance , you have a way of passing on messages to Frank ( via the supporters club maybe ) — Im sure all of us wish him the best … and hope to see him back here at Leeds in a few years so he can be 1st choice . |
| 29 | I vote that this a good point other activities for the County Council in a few years that you that you will find er people anxious to support , thank you gentlemen |
| 30 | You leave school in a few weeks and you 've got to make yourself a living . |