Example sentences of "[vb pp] to the few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its success is almost invariably limited to the few cases where free advice enables a businessman to make immediate cost savings . |
| 2 | And despite their higher incomes , they rarely become rich because their activities are limited to the few months during the year when the climate is favourable for construction work . |
| 3 | Similarly , in 3 the time span which is indicated by " now " is limited to the few seconds immediately following the utterance , whereas in 4 the reference of " now " extends well before and after the time of utterance . |
| 4 | Her world had shrunk to the few things which still had interest for her . |
| 5 | He smiled and she pulled her robe tightly round her ; the bathroom that had seemed quite large had shrunk to the few feet between them . |
| 6 | It was not a good year for them to start with , and this year 's explosion in grey squirrel numbers seems to have put paid to the few that did form . |