Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I made few friends , but once I adapted to this life I do not think I was particularly unhappy . |
| 2 | I make few suggestions — |
| 3 | As someone who has been admitted into psychiatric care 16 times in the past 25 years and has usually received acute care in asylum style settings , I shed few tears for the disappearance of these places . |
| 4 | He also distributed library books to those who asked for them — although I saw few books in the cells or barracks and it was stated that few prisoners were interested in reading . |
| 5 | I had few secrets from her . |
| 6 | I had few friends , just one or two left over from school , but on the infrequent occasions when we met I could see from their faces that they pitied me , finding me foolish and Syl a bore . |
| 7 | I was never popular and I had few friends , but such friendships as I made were mostly lasting . |
| 8 | I had few friends . |
| 9 | At the time I had few qualms and found the role-playing exciting ; today I feel I was condescending to the people I deceived and I would not do it again . |
| 10 | I had few worries that she would suddenly take an interest in American history , but she might notice something out of place and the combination lock looked much more sophisticated than it actually was . |
| 11 | We sparkled with energy , but I struck few sparks . |
| 12 | I have few doubts as to why . ’ |
| 13 | I have few comments to make , except that the sack survived very well , save for some sections of the Advent material used for the back and inside the shoulder straps , which were eaten by salt-seeking grasshoppers ! |
| 14 | I have few qualms about it . |
| 15 | I have few clues that would let me construct a picture of my mother 's childhood , that would explain her denial of mine as my own , and the rage that came with that denial . |
| 16 | In order not to bore my readers , I have left the subject alone for the past six months , but with the start of a new summer season approaching in Britain , it is perhaps time to take up some of the issues again ; for I see few signs that there is any change of heart and certainly no sign of a change of direction . |
| 17 | It 's become a truism that we despise ageing in this culture , and I see few signs of that abating . |
| 18 | Here I see few flowers , save such as water bubbles , though the fields & country generally are the richest I have ever seen . |
| 19 | She made few demands on her parents but sat quietly , playing with an orange in a plastic mug . |
| 20 | She has few hopes of happiness in marriage . |
| 21 | She has few regrets , now that the truth is out . |
| 22 | She admired few men , considering them selfish , lazy and weak , so that the one or two who won her respect by sustained endeavour were doubly honoured . |
| 23 | Well if it 's frozen there 's no way so er I rang up Mobil you see in and the fellow said oh if it 's been on for s you know few years he said , take your calliper off , put it in the vice and just lever it back that 's what we do |
| 24 | Juveniles dominated the exposed shore and she thought few adults survived more than two years . |
| 25 | She had few clothes , and fewer still suitable for the hot weather . |
| 26 | She loved Bobbie for his devotion and loyalty to her in the days when she had few friends and was struggling for recognition . |
| 27 | She had few friends in the locality , preferring to go for long walks in the nearby countryside with the family dog , until , that is , Ronald Travis took up his duties in the signal box . |
| 28 | She had few friends to whom he objected as strongly as Bridget . |
| 29 | Onlookers were impressed by her vivid presence , but she had few views or wishes of her own , being content to follow her brother 's lead in literary , political , and religious matters . |
| 30 | It did n't happen often — when it came to personally assisting , she had few equals — but , when it did , she felt ridiculously guilty . |