Example sentences of "[art] few [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The few in existence up to 1706 had their administrative authority vested , as in the continuing case of the public parish roads , in the justices of the peace at quarter sessions , but from that date , beginning with acts relating to two stretches of the road to Holyhead , in Bedfordshire and in Worcestershire , independent trustees took over the administration of the tolls and the responsibility for road maintenance . |
| 2 | He was entirely comfortable with the predictable opinion of the Senior Chief Inspector of Schools who confessed that ‘ I am not much moved by what appears to sacrifice the interests of the few in favour of the many when one result is certain to be that the quality of the person required to fill posts of great importance and of a highly specialized nature is likely to be degraded . ’ |
| 3 | I still think he was a good investment , BUT if he does n't get 20+ Premiership goals this year I 'll be disappointed ( unless he gets the winner in the FA cup final on bags a few vs Scum ! ! ) |
| 4 | He has converted quite a few to Utopianism . |
| 5 | Drive in the spade again , about 2–3 inches ( 5- 8cm ) from the cuttings slit , and lever the soil over tight against the cuttings — check this by taking a few between thumb and finger , and try to lift them : they should be quite firm . |
| 6 | The government showed itself willing to accept a large number of amendments of detail and a few of substance affecting boundaries as long as they could maintain the principle of a two-tier structure . |
| 7 | Complete control of the contrast transfer function , displayed measurement parameters , versatile image editing and ability to detect 256 grey levels are a few of CUE 2 's abilities . |
| 8 | Buy the shirts large and have a few for variety . |
| 9 | Stir in the cottage cheese and the prawns , reserving a few for decoration . |
| 10 | I shall select just a few for analysis , and readers are directed to the reading list for additional sources of information . |
| 11 | Meanwhile , make the dips : place half the soured cream in a small bowl , and stir in most of the chives , reserving a few for garnish . |
| 12 | Reserve a few for garnish . |
| 13 | In more recent elections the emergence of the Liberal Democrats has produced a number of councils without a clear party majority and a few with Democrat control . |
| 14 | Unscrupulous bird exporters do n't care : they simply catch more birds , and as long as a few per cage survive , they are still in profit . |
| 15 | It 's a tiny little things you know er in glass cases now there are a few at bus stops but a lot of people do n't use bus stops any more you know they drive erm I know that posters great hoardings that we some of us probably grew up with when everybody knew what was on and the great big posters everywhere . |
| 16 | Interestingly enough , the US Navy took a few on board for evaluation , designating them XF2L–1s , but placed no orders . |
| 17 | Status . — Locally common resident and winter visitor ; a few on passage . |
| 18 | In the past , many researchers have tended to underplay the problems that arose in the process of research in case they affected the evaluation of their results , although there have been a few ex post disclosures in books intended to show social research as often a messy enterprise ( Bell and Newby 1977 ; Bell and Roberts 1984 ) . |
| 19 | Now I 've had a few in succession , it has given me a lot more confidence . |
| 20 | We have quite a few in stock and would like to clear a few at least ! |
| 21 | I always keep a few in stock ( Rule 17A ) ; they 're cheap enough and ever so impressive in the morning afters . |
| 22 | An interim report from the safe house research , based on 532 , young people ( 737 admissions ) for the period June 1985 to May 1987 , shows that the majority of young people ran from home ( 347 , 65 per cent ) , a third from local authority care ( 179 , 34 per cent ) and a few from boarding schools ( 6 , 1 per cent ) . |