Example sentences of "[noun sg] few [noun pl] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She would see what he had to say as personal criticism and that was something which in his experience few women could take . |
| 2 | Hungarian-style reforms introduced , but comprehensively : markets function and managers make decisions unless planners say otherwise ( at present few decisions can be taken unless planners authorise them ) . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | That is a prospect few businesses will wish to ignore . " |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | H'eye tech — mascara is the one make-up item few women would be without and we 've come a long way since the days of mascaras that smudged or flaked around the eyes . |