Example sentences of "few [noun pl] in [noun] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The therapist agreed to see David daily for the next few days in order to provide him with support . |
| 2 | It is sometimes very difficult indeed not to be very cross , and there have been some occasions when I have had to go and chop up a few logs in order to abate my own aggression before replying . |
| 3 | He believed that the teachings of Christ gather together the wisdom of the ages into one source , and present it for the ‘ uneducated ’ along with a few miracles in order to win their attention and support ( much as the outlaw in the Western uses his gun in order to win an audience in a crowded saloon bar ) . |
| 4 | Few graduates in English use their ‘ academic ’ knowledge of Restoration Comedy in their day to day work in the reception class . |
| 5 | As he later explained , he deliberately dallied over the last few runs in order to let his partner , Peach , reach his double-century . |