Example sentences of "[art] few in [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 | Now I 've had a few in succession , it has given me a lot more confidence . |
| 4 | We have quite a few in stock and would like to clear a few at least ! |
| 5 | I always keep a few in stock ( Rule 17A ) ; they 're cheap enough and ever so impressive in the morning afters . |