Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | True , there were few creature comforts behind the wheel and few concessions from the car itself once you were on the move . |
| 2 | Of course a woman should know her own mind and few men really relish a life with a clinging vine , but it can be taken too far . ’ |
| 3 | Arnold Schwarzenegger , man of action and few words on the big screen . |
| 4 | Much has been written about the ‘ new technology ’ methods currently being introduced throughout the newspaper and magazine industry but few individuals ever come into actual contact with the equipment and working methods they use , we merely read the end results at our breakfast table . |
| 5 | Independence , in so far as this entailed freedom from obligation to a politician , was thus restricted to men with independent wealth and few dependents , but for most freeholders the friendship of a politician was a necessity at some point in their lives . |
| 6 | Resistance , other than to the organocholorines , is confined so far to only five important malaria vectors so the potential for chemical control still exists in many parts of the world It is very easy to advocate the use of alternatives to these chemicals but if you examine those for vector control in detail you will find that most are directed against the aquatic stages of the mosquito and few cases of adequate malaria control by such an attack on any significant scale can be cited . |
| 7 | There is little or no formal requirement and few incentives . |
| 8 | The situation clearly needs to be monitored , but it is extremely difficult to prove discrimination and few bidders would wish to alienate potential clients . |
| 9 | Obviously , as a young woman , with only enthusiasm and few resources , I did not know that the Blackwomen 's Creativity Project would be creating history by staging exhibitions and events . |
| 10 | Corporate executives contemplating the possibility of being required to commit corporate crimes know that they face a regulatory agency which for the most part will be unable to detect what is going on , and in the minority of cases when it does , it will have no heart and few resources to pursue the matter into the criminal courts . |
| 11 | Taiwan suffered one of its periodic earthquakes early on the Tuesday of the following week , mercifully less severe than many and leaving Taipei itself badly rocked but suffering only superficial damage and few casualties . |
| 12 | In practice registry work and the storage of ‘ dead ’ records have been given a low profile and few resources . |
| 13 | There had been no sense of impending crisis and few newspapers were seriously featuring the Falklands situation prior to the invasion . |
| 14 | The person who graduates from television 's school , then , is someone who has little imagination and few skills in logical analysis and critical discussion ; they have a marked preference for images rather than reality ; and a deep and increasing commitment to just one activity : watching television . |
| 15 | Large areas of India were at a virtual standstill on May 22 , with little public transport and few shops open . |
| 16 | Endoscopic ultrasound has been considered the best procedure for assessing the preoperative staging of oesophageal carcinoma but few studies have considered its efficacy in evaluating the response to chemo or radiotherapy . |
| 17 | Abbey National might be feeling perky at the moment but few others of the major players share its rosy view . |
| 18 | For the few hours , the day or few days ' duration of the " event " , their labour force at the location in question increases many times in size . |
| 19 | There was no short cut : farming was an art and few men had it unless they 'd come by it the hard way . |
| 20 | All this was indeed ‘ daring ’ stuff and few moviegoers in that 1914–16 period could have failed to appreciate that the messages were coming at them thick and fast as the motion-picture industry tried hard to prove that it was a mature social agency . |
| 21 | By 1900 no gentleman and few ladies would have gone out without a smart , tightly furled umbrella of black silk with a touch of silver on the handle . |
| 22 | There are landmarks and turning points in the movement 's evolution but few paintings that demand to be considered or discussed at the expense of others . |
| 23 | It looked rather bare with just bogwood and few rocks for decoration . |
| 24 | I had long found that keeping my own little area and few belongings in order was a vital way of keeping a hold of myself , keeping my mind and spirits in order . |
| 25 | Had me tea last night and the beer and few sandwiches last night . |
| 26 | Hard topics are supposed to have a large number of facts and a small amount of theory while soft topics have a large amount of theory and few facts . |
| 27 | There were few mouldings to interrupt this pattern and few corners or sharp edges . |
| 28 | Conversely , if state-owned companies have been offered for privatization but few bidders have come forward , is this a ‘ failure ’ if the firms continue as loss makers in the public sector ? |
| 29 | My first machine was second-hand , £10 , with no instructions , no tuition and few patterns or magazines . |
| 30 | The reason is , I think , partly that in this particular society men rule the roost and women have a low status and few rights they can directly exercise . |