Example sentences of "[verb] with few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eva 's knowledge of mathematics meant she could handle the budget at Usher with few problems — apart from the usual one of there never being enough money to do all that needed to be done . |
| 2 | The surrounding volcanic cones are gently sloping with few gullies to the south , but increasingly steep and heavily gullied towards the north . |
| 3 | The old Gesamtausgabe ( 1877–1910 ) used with few exceptions only dots , and so did all the numerous editions derived from it . |
| 4 | It is a seeking rather than a finding , and it ends with few certitudes . |
| 5 | Much of the structure survives with few alterations in its appearance since then . |
| 6 | Those early days , when he shared a hovel with Linder and Ian Devine , were spent with few friends and ‘ How Soon Is Now ’ , an indication that his personal situation had n't improved with success , was hardly the typical Top Of The Pops sentiment of the day . |
| 7 | They arrive with few belongings , haunted by events left behind . |
| 8 | When he died , after their long absences abroad , she was left with few friends in England . |
| 9 | They are constructed with few weaknesses and have a sound , strong constitution . |
| 10 | The inhabitants of Northern Nigeria , however , though coming close to this standard , had with few exceptions to be cured of a certain lack of forthrightness . |
| 11 | They provided many of the resources for the celebrations and allowed the students to proceed as they wished with few officials presiding over events . |