Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] [adv] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Substantial shareholdings remain in very few hands . |
| 2 | ‘ Because , ’ I replied , ‘ there was always a danger that Hopkins , who confided in so few people , may have said something to his sister which could have threatened her . |
| 3 | However , it was found that many large companies took on very few young people ( 20 per cent of those employing above i , 000 recruited fewer than ten per year ( ibid. , p. 47 ) ) . |
| 4 | Membranes must let in relatively few Ca ions to change local concentrations by a large percentage ; such changes can thus connect stimuli to responses with great speed and sensitivity . |
| 5 | The girl had lifted her head and turned her face towards him , though he could not flatter himself that she was looking at him ; rather at the image he drew before her , that spare portrait of the departed visitant , sketched in so few lines on the firelit air . |
| 6 | In the UK , publishing companies take on very few non-performing songwriters . |
| 7 | If , on the other hand , you take in too few calories ( that is , your diet supplies you with insufficient fuel to meet your energy requirements ) you will draw on stored fuel . |
| 8 | Say what you have to say in as few words as possible |
| 9 | I like to say what I have to say in as few words as possible and to lay my cards on the table for all to see . |
| 10 | If it auctions off too few cruzeiros , it risks destroying the economy , as there will not be enough money to pay for anything . |