Example sentences of "few [noun pl] [prep] [noun sg] [noun] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 Because of the fact that code switching , when it occurs , is pervasive in bilinguals ' speech , and defies analysis on any one level , individual researchers have tended to focus on just those few aspects of code switching which are of particular relevance to them .
2 There remain a few kinds of crime fiction we have yet to look at .
3 One of the features of that day will be a series of mini- lecturers on just about every conceivable subject , and during the next few Ideas In Action programmes I shall be talking to some of the lecturers about their topics , hopefully whetting your appetites sufficiently to want to join us on that day to hear more .
4 After a few enquiries at Brigade H.Q I presented myself outside the big house at 2 p.m. wearing kilt , polished boots ( which took some doing ) and , of course , carrying the bagpipes .
5 The few examples of state formation which have been studied in detail are all significantly different in important respects .
6 I was disappointed that the Home Secretary spent so much of his time this afternoon outlining a few examples of asylum seekers who have been proved to be lying .
7 There are very few fathers of kidnap victims who are n't worried about their financial affairs being looked at too closely .
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