Example sentences of "[art] few [noun pl] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then , pretending for a moment that he was back there , he would turn round and face the back of his cage , open his wings , and glide down the few feet to where his food lay on the ground , pretending that it was prey and that the few feet was hundreds of feet , and that he could feel strong winds on his wings and was an adult eagle , and free , free to fly where he liked . |
| 2 | One of the few developments was the piloting in 1983 of the Royal Society of Arts certificate in the teaching of community languages which was later developed into a diploma . |
| 3 | The few doors were bolted or barred . |
| 4 | After the cremation , while the few mourners were looking gloomily at the flowers , his uncle 's solicitor , a partner in the Ipswich practice , spoke to Lewis simply to say that he believed he already knew the contents of the will . |
| 5 | The few photographs are uneven . |
| 6 | One of the few exceptions is Marks & Spencer . |
| 7 | One of the few exceptions is a small factory , mainly employing women , which produces electronic components . |
| 8 | One of the few exceptions is the beaver . |
| 9 | Among the few exceptions were the cocoa planters of Akwapim . |
| 10 | One of the few exceptions was a full-page abstract sketch in felt tip ; it was labelled ‘ Cyril 's Mind ( Rear View ) ’ . |
| 11 | The few rooms were large and high and she had painted the walls in pale yellows and greens . |
| 12 | By nightfall the whole city was burning and the few survivors were fleeing southwards towards Altdorf . |
| 13 | Kádár was fairly liberal in that respect , so long as a few taboos were respected , especially the role of the Soviet Union . |
| 14 | After coming to a stop with the glider facing into wind , holding the tail down is the worst possible thing , and even leaving the nose unattended for a few moments is dangerous . |
| 15 | Anything struck by a poisoned arrow was paralysed almost immediately and in a few moments was dead . |
| 16 | I merely wish to draw attention to the long chain of wrongly dated groups of pottery , each in turn dependent on the other , all the result of the false assumption that a few coins were contemporary with this deposit , whereas they were either residual or still in circulation , and in neither case have a relevance in establishing a terminus post quem . |
| 17 | On the whole they are not , but the seasonal productivity of a few areas is very high , and subpolar seas include some of the richest patches of ocean known anywhere in the world . |
| 18 | Cases of equal numbers of additions to each area and all additions concentrated in a few areas are depicted schematically in Fig. 7.9 . |
| 19 | In only a few areas were there significant differences of political attitude between richer and poorer peasants , and these were wholly overshadowed by a common antipathy towards the landed nobility and determination to see their land transferred into peasant hands . |
| 20 | Although in early discussions surrounding enterprise zones a few authorities were unable to reach formal agreement with the government , most Labour authorities , with varying degrees of enthusiasm , eventually sought designation . |
| 21 | The afternoon will then have some good sunny spells , although a few showers are also possible . |
| 22 | A few showers are likely along the North Coast and in the far West of Tyrone and Fermanagh . |
| 23 | The weather — a few showers are possible this evening and tonight , with some patchy cloud . |
| 24 | A few concerts were organised in connection with national holidays — for example on railworkers day or at officially sanctioned Youth parties . |
| 25 | A few windows were flung open , and two little lads pelted Broomhead with rotten apples before they were chased off . |
| 26 | Copulation is repeated at intervals between which a few capsules are laid ( Fretter and Graham , 1962 ) . |
| 27 | However , a few newspapers were interested and I found myself giving about a dozen interviews . |
| 28 | A few pubs were specifically associated with homosexuality , notably the Fitzroy Tavern in Charlotte Street and Dean Street 's Golden Lion , whilst St Anne 's Court housed a lesbian club , the West End Rendezvous . |
| 29 | A few lengths were produced and these amateurish efforts were seen by a director of Coles who was passing through Braintree and happened to look in at an art exhibition in the Institute . |
| 30 | The spectrum is greatly simplified , as only a few vibrations are enhanced . |