Example sentences of "[adv] few [noun] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are lucky enough to be living during a warm period ( interglacial ) of this ice age , but our luck can not last forever ; at some time during the next few thousand , few hundred or even just few years the next cold period ( glacial ) will commence unless humanity 's pollution contributes so much to the greenhouse effect that global warming prevents the glaciers from spreading . |
| 2 | The very few times an accurate cross goes in its nothing to do with planning … just the law of averages and that s helped by the fact they normally have more than 2 people heading into the box . |
| 3 | His voice was low , equable and leisurely ; so much so that only afterwards did it dawn upon Charlotte how very few minutes the whole interview had occupied . |
| 4 | He found many rare species of bird , plant and insect upon his rambles , and understanding man 's destructive nature , he told very few folk the location of his finds . |
| 5 | Very few organizations the first model due to its prohibitive cost . |
| 6 | Under the progressive system of construction it was , however , impossible to do this , and with a very few exceptions a shortage of any one part held up the whole of the line . |
| 7 | With very few exceptions the rule is that Parliament determines the maximum penalty and it is then for the courts , having heard the evidence , and seen the defendant in person , and heard what can be said in mitigation on his behalf , to decide upon the appropriate punishment in all the circumstances of the case . |
| 8 | The introduction of girls was quite a novelty , as with very few exceptions the ancient grammar school foundations were generally only for boys . |
| 9 | NME remains one of the very few places the featherbed treatment is n't guaranteed . |