Example sentences of "[art] few [noun] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said that the few holes they had dug and refilled would not affect his crop and , more importantly , they were the best ‘ scarecrows ’ he 'd ever known ! |
| 2 | She also sewed clothes for toys and puppets , tiny dresses and jackets for anthropomorphic bears and monkeys and robes and mantles in silks and velvets for the few puppets they sold in the shop and gowns and breeches for the tall puppets who performed in the theatre . |
| 3 | Some people did expect an awful lot from those youngsters for the few shillings they paid them . |
| 4 | One younger Welsh hill farmer used to go up ‘ to help his father in evenings with the few cattle they had ’ , but afterwards at supper the older man expected the grandchildren to keep silent , and if they spoke ‘ he 'd look at us fiercely . ’ |
| 5 | And then of course , when she came into the village to buy the few things they need — it is astonishing how modest Mr Swinton 's needs seem to be , she hardly buys any comforts at all but I gather his man is an excellent gardener and they keep a pig for bacon — ’ |
| 6 | For them this meeting may be one of the few contacts they have with the Church . |
| 7 | He noticed that someone had moved the few horses they had managed to round up , and sent two men to find out where they had been taken . |
| 8 | Moran was unassertive and attentive in the few minutes they discussed the game afterwards . |
| 9 | During the few minutes they chatted , apart from mentioning he was divorced , he did not bring up Liza 's name . |
| 10 | But the few houses they passed seemed to have their doors locked and bolted and their windows shuttered . |
| 11 | The London County Council had found that it simply was not worth trying to recover the cost of milk from the 25% of London parents whose income was high enough to make them liable for the full billeting contribution , since ‘ the few pounds they had succeeded in recovering over a period of several months were far less than the cost of its collection ’ . |
| 12 | The law demanded that they attend school for the few hours they were not in the theatre , but time spent on education was minimal as the pantomime was so popular that there were matinées most days . |
| 13 | As she looked down at this small collection of his personal belongings , she realized that she had never thought of him as having any reality beyond the few hours they had spent together at the cottage . |
| 14 | In the few moments they stood looking at each other , both were acutely aware they were cut off from the rest of the world . |
| 15 | But most big stores admit they dare n't put prices up for fear of losing the few customers they have . |
| 16 | Representatives of the few people they had come to know in the course of their wanderings round the world were left to clear up . |
| 17 | It was n't that the Captain had anything specific to ask him , but on the few occasions they had worked together the Marshal had always had something helpful to offer . |
| 18 | There were many people about working at the common land between the walls , and more than a few seated outside the few inns they passed . |
| 19 | She was stitching the holes Rosie had managed to rip in the seat of his pants in the few seconds they were in her possession . |
| 20 | Alternatively or additionally subjects may genuinely feel that there is greater subjective difference within the few films they have given high ratings to than within the many they have given lower ratings to and have been at least partially successful in avoiding what Poulton ( 1989 ) terms equal frequency biases . |
| 21 | In spite of being so fair , his skin had taken on quite a deep tan in the few days they had been there . |
| 22 | Intrigued , the aliens monitored the few lyrics they could hear rising up from this outdoor roller ritual . |
| 23 | Thus , for a few moments they reverted to passive projection , in role merely as spectators of teacher 's performance . |
| 24 | The strange , rank smell was stronger than ever and after a few moments they all heard a heavy movement close by . |
| 25 | He continued up the hill , and she went on down ; but a few paces further on she stopped and looked back , and it was at that precise moment that it happened , because he had turned back as well and for a few moments they looked longingly at each other , each tongue-tied , but each sure , now , of the other 's feelings . |
| 26 | In a few moments they heard a car start up and drive away . |
| 27 | In a few moments they were alone . |
| 28 | For a few moments they moved in silence , then he said , ‘ Just as a matter of interest , why did you come to this party ? ’ |
| 29 | The road to Rimini by-passed the town and in a few moments they were out in the wilds again , labouring up a steep , tortuous medieval track on which modern civilization had done no more than slap a layer of asphalt and a road number . |
| 30 | ‘ Yes , ’ she said briefly , and for a few moments they studied each other . |