Example sentences of "[noun] but [art] few " in BNC.
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1 | The libraries in the country districts were housed in the schools but a few were in church halls where schools were not available . |
2 | For the most part they will be senior practising members of the Bar but a few may be promoted from the Circuit bench ( including , since 1 January 1990 , those who were formerly solicitors ) . |
3 | At certain points it can reach 10 feet but a few feet is more normal . |
4 | Practice develops the skill but a few guidelines provide possible approaches to the task . |
5 | Poets were so highly esteemed that it was said that a Delhi-wallah visiting a friend in another part of India would always take with him as a present not jewels or hookahs or fine weapons but a few of Mir Taqi Mir 's new verses copied on to a single sheet of paper . |
6 | Spectators were also treated to a display of sheepdog skills which saw & names , put their crafty canine sue through her paces , rounding up not only sheep but a few noisy geese as well . |
7 | Although I have been a member of the board for less than a year , and chairman but a few weeks , I believe I have now been accepted into the bosom of the Athletico family . |
8 | Present it to Walter Raleigh , Sitting Bull , Napoleon , Julius Caesar or even the man on the Athens omnibus circa 100 BC and explain to him that this is not the work of God or the Devil but a few clever chaps in a place and time they 've never heard of . |
9 | The photographic section on the camp was not very busy , having no aerial photos of enemy territory to decipher any more , and one of the photographic LACs got himself onto a good thing by setting himself up taking portraits , mostly of Waafs but a few airmen too . |
10 | Original lead water tanks are prized collectors items but a few companies are making excellent reproductions so look out for them . |
11 | I usually make my own curtains but a few years ago I decided to make use of a free making-up service offered by a large department store . |
12 | There were not many trees in the poorer part of the city but the few trees there were , preserved to give shade in the little squares , were full of birds . |
13 | There were other cases where the name of the rape survivor was not disclosed in the first press report but a few weeks later , the name would suddenly appear in front of several million readers . |
14 | Most of the gas discovered so far has been from the Z2 Carbonate but a few finds have also been made from the Z3 Carbonate in the western Netherlands and the adjacent offshore area , and gas is present in both the Z1 and Z2 Carbonates in Scram . |
15 | Most enjoyed the luxury of employing a cleaner to do their housework but a few took a puritanical delight in doing their own . |
16 | No one was hurt in the rush hour blast but a few people were taken to the Royal Free Hospital , Hampstead , suffering from shock . |