Example sentences of "[verb] by [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Britain , at least , communications are dominated by a few millionaire proprietors and a few large conglomerate companies . |
| 2 | On the one hand , production was modernized in ever larger factories and ownership was concentrated in a network of trusts , cartels and syndicates increasingly dominated by a few major banks . |
| 3 | However , until quite recently , the possibility of making recordings in Britain was dominated by a few large companies involved in manufacturing and distributing records as well as originating them . |
| 4 | But the same writer also showed his affinity with the notions of contemporary Christendom by observing that battles were won by a few renowned knights , and the army which had ‘ even one more famous warrior than its enemy must … win ’ . |
| 5 | Despite many brands and designs , skiing hardware companies are owned by a few umbrella companies . |
| 6 | Sartre is reported to have said that he did not feel free without a thousand francs in his pocket ; this is clearly a freedom which can only be enjoyed by a few . |
| 7 | In the World , marioc is a luxury enjoyed by the few . |
| 8 | Bourdieu 's articles on markets preceded by a few years his pieces on ‘ fields ’ . |
| 9 | One short video trigger , filmed and edited by a few ASAP high school students , is an exploration about their own neighbourhood , a low-income primarily Hispanic area with a high incidence of drug and alcohol abuse . |
| 10 | This holster will allow it to be carried by a few of those who presently have no means of looking after a throwline . |
| 11 | In fact , the separatist movement which developed in Sicily after 1943 proved short-lived , though its disappearance is still mourned by a few as ‘ the end of the Sicilian nation ’ . |
| 12 | We 've been told to take off times , but if there 's one certainty , they 'll be rescheduled by a few hours before the season starts . |
| 13 | According to Tim , this has resulted in a return to an élitist society in which ‘ The population has learnt to live on abstractions and interpretations of the world as presented by a few ’ ( 92 ) . |
| 14 | With apologies to Winston Churchill I venture to mis-quote : ‘ Never has so much rubbish been written by a few , against so many . ’ |
| 15 | This contraction was most severely felt by the few employees in the smaller workshops . |
| 16 | If the provisions were to work , there had obviously to be a clear definition of the institutions to whom they applied and the institutions chosen were mainly those for which the Bank of England had supervisory responsibility under the 1979 Banking Act , expanded by a few additions . |
| 17 | Alongees are now only made by a few manufacturers . |
| 18 | Token bets had been made by a few on the opposing Southern team , so Rex was able to ‘ collect ’ from long time colleagues as well as being presented with a cheque b Mr Ellis . |
| 19 | I think it genuinely irresponsible that someone with my theatrical track-record has written a play about this internationally known theatrical figure yet it has only been seen by a few people . ’ |
| 20 | Murtach had learned of a great wolf pack that seemed to roam west of the Skriaig and had been seen by a few desperate hunters seeking deer beyond Ralarth 's borders . |
| 21 | I hung about further down the street , hoping not to be seen by the few people who were strolling there . |
| 22 | It was not , save by a few visionaries , supposed that these secondary schools should be provided for everybody , nor that they should be free . |
| 23 | Run by the few fell to the many , and |
| 24 | The Ancient Society of Kilwinning Archers is still in existence , kept going by a few enthusiasts , and the papingo shoot is held annually in June . |
| 25 | She was bought by a few enterprising Port Ellen gentlemen for £22/23 . |
| 26 | Apart from very old and antique items , the only contemporary rugs to fall into this category are masterworkshop rugs , and possible a handful of the very finest items produced by a few " high category " groups . |
| 27 | From this angle he could see what he had not noticed before : the drawer of the cabinet , open by a few inches , and , inside , picked out clearly in the lamplight , an envelope with two words written on it in Greek . |
| 28 | If your weight increases by a few pounds ( about 1 kg ) from one day to the next , do nothing for a day or two to try to redress the balance ; your weight could well drop back quite naturally . |
| 29 | The ASB has highlighted two methods of dubious interpretation used by a few companies so far . |
| 30 | Any of these difficulties can be avoided by a few patient moments of study with the clear and concise instructions that come with the Diamond stunters . |