Example sentences of "[be] few [noun pl] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are few restrictions on the type of support we can offer but the important feature is the idea ; once that is accepted we will help the researcher in whatever way may be appropriate to bring his idea to fruition . |
| 2 | There are few studies on the prevalence of smoking in diabetics but one from the West of Scotland suggests there is little difference compared to their non-diabetic fellows ( Kesson & Slater , 1979 ) . |
| 3 | With no reserve football in Italy it 's hard for Milan to keep all their stars happy but , with Burlusconi having pumped £50m into a club which as £15m in debt when he arrived seven years ago , there are few grumbles on the terraces . |
| 4 | There are few stocks on the London Exchange that have beaten the performance of transaction processing software specialist Gresham Telecomputing Plc : selling for just 14 pence last June , they added ninepence in the last day 's trading before Easter , to close at 143 pence . |
| 5 | There are few places on the globe unmapped , but there are millions of people in the world who have never seen the sea , or mountains , or a desert , or a snow-covered landscape , and many of them want to experience such places because the unknown is one of the great pleasures of travel . |
| 6 | Until now there have been few reports on hepatic failure caused by disorders of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation . |
| 7 | Her pack slapped against her back as she jumped down beside Defries , reminding her that she was at last running out of supplies : there had been few explosives on the shuttle . |
| 8 | There were few windows on the exterior , their roofs were supplied with long walkways protected by thick parapets , and high look-out towers flanked the entrance and main concourse . |
| 9 | Life had been-kind to her and there were few lines on her face , except in the corners of her eyes and around her swanlike neck just beneath the chin . |
| 10 | There were few casualties on shore but forty-five seamen lost their lives when their ships sank . |
| 11 | There were few subjects on which he did not have firm opinions . |