Example sentences of "[vb past] [to-vb] few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | The science boys seemed to possess few doubts or uncertainties , they offered clear-cut answers . |
2 | The James family seemed to have few possessions . |
3 | He certainly seemed to strike few chords with Class 1 . |
4 | She hoped that he would not find the jam jar too utilitarian , but he appeared to possess few vases . |
5 | When the Australians arrived in 1989 , he seemed scarcely to be considered for the leadership , and appeared to have few advocates beyond the purlieus of Chelmsford and Colchester . |
6 | In the first few years of the informal concordat under the RAC , there appears to have been a tacit agreement that in Cambridgeshire the WEA attempted to provide few courses , largely it is thought because of its financial problems . |
7 | The MPG teachers tended to notice few changes ; they felt that they were still not involved in decision-making and , therefore , devolution had had no effect on their role in the school . |