Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this storm of righteous indignation few commentators made the important but disheartening point that , except in moments of obvious crisis , the man in the street was as a rule little interested in foreign policy questions . |
| 2 | When international marketing first appeared as a distinct subject few writers described it by any title other than that . |
| 3 | After a dangerous illness few patients willingly looked back . |
| 4 | Even with child the woman was incredibly lovely , a graceful creature with an aura of that unique beauty few women possessed . |
| 5 | Further , although half were involved in general inspection few advisers wanted to spend more time on it ( again senior staff were the exception ) . |
| 6 | 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 . |