Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this period few lairds could really afford the luxury of complete freedom of action in their politics , for the only means of avoiding ties of obligation , which were nonetheless real for being unspoken , was to refuse to accept any favour . |
| 2 | In this storm of righteous indignation few commentators made the important but disheartening point that , except in moments of obvious crisis , the man in the street was as a rule little interested in foreign policy questions . |
| 3 | When international marketing first appeared as a distinct subject few writers described it by any title other than that . |
| 4 | After a dangerous illness few patients willingly looked back . |
| 5 | Even with child the woman was incredibly lovely , a graceful creature with an aura of that unique beauty few women possessed . |
| 6 | Further , although half were involved in general inspection few advisers wanted to spend more time on it ( again senior staff were the exception ) . |
| 7 | In any case few statesmen grasped that there was a profound contradiction between the economic and the social policies being pursued by the government . |
| 8 | At that time few attempts were made to measure the effectiveness of such activity , and advertising agencies tended to branch out into sales promotions with the aim of offering an all-inclusive package to their clients in an attempt to combat competition from the emerging sales promotion agencies . |
| 9 | At that time few tourists went to Greece during the summer ; some goats wandered among the fallen pillars , the goat-herd dozed in the shade , otherwise I had the place to myself . |
| 10 | In the congested space few bullets could have missed their mark and the slaughter would probably have continued but for the presence of mind of the officer in charge of the war drums , who ordered them to beat the signal for silence , when the madness ceased as soon as it had arisen . |