Example sentences of "[vb pp] few [noun pl] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Certainly for the king who died , and for the politicians who survived , the last two years of the reign had given few grounds for pleasure , in sharp contrast to the enormous activity and success of the previous decade . |
| 2 | The country has made few preparations for civil defence . |
| 3 | The Soviet Union had made few preparations for occupation of north Korea in August 1945 . |
| 4 | His isolated Ottery childhood had provided few opportunities for exploring the possibilities of friendship . |
| 5 | Unemployment was higher in Torbay than nationally and the DHA had provided few opportunities for work , most of its effort going into the operation of a light industrial unit at Newton Abbot . |