Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] with few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sarah came through the first week of marriage with few hopes of real happiness , though she was pleased enough with her elevated circumstances . |
| 2 | Often a president is simply a head of state with few , if any , powers ( like the British monarch ) and the system of government is , in fact , parliamentary . |
| 3 | He also saw that by inviting Nixon when he was out of office with few prospects of getting back into it , Ceauşescu struck a chord with the future US President , who would remain loyal to his friend in need . |
| 4 | THIS year 's Oscar race is the closest for years with few clear favourites in any category . |
| 5 | Macao 's economy has weathered the turmoil in China with few signs of damage . |
| 6 | Citizens ’ Advice Bureaux , for example , rely heavily upon volunteers with few paid advisers and it is argued that this gives the organisation a positive strength and a particularly good claim to independence and impartiality . |
| 7 | The pay is usually appalling for those who do n't speak much of any language but their own and want cash in hand with few questions asked . |
| 8 | Filter manufacturers ' recommendations are still based on tanks with few or no plants . |
| 9 | The new Moscow churches still followed the Byzantine ground plan and inside were decorated with Byzantine style mosaic and fresco on walls with few interrupting mouldings , but outside Renaissance ornament made its appearance , introduced by the Italian craftsmen who brought their new style with them . |
| 10 | In 1947 over half the mornings and one-third of the evenings were owned by companies with few or no other newspaper interests elsewhere . |
| 11 | The other is dominated by workers with few skills , other than their willingness to work the hours required by their employers . |
| 12 | Traditionally , psychiatric hospitals have worked a two-shift system by day with few meal breaks and with a limited overlap in the middle , whereas acute hospitals tend to provide unpaid meal breaks and large overlap between the morning and afternoon shifts . |