Example sentences of "[prep] the few [noun pl] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the few minutes he was trapped there he could feel the pull of the ocean on his legs . |
| 2 | The law demanded that they attend school for the few hours they were not in the theatre , but time spent on education was minimal as the pantomime was so popular that there were matinées most days . |
| 3 | Some people did expect an awful lot from those youngsters for the few shillings they paid them . |
| 4 | She also sewed clothes for toys and puppets , tiny dresses and jackets for anthropomorphic bears and monkeys and robes and mantles in silks and velvets for the few puppets they sold in the shop and gowns and breeches for the tall puppets who performed in the theatre . |
| 5 | The legislation protects their consciences , and in charity makes financial provision for the few priests who will feel that they must leave . |
| 6 | ‘ I ca n't say as much for the few farmers I 've met — always with the exception of Mr Jarvis , of course . |
| 7 | A single national centre is appropriate only for the few services which involve delivery to all addresses in Britain ( e.g. mail order ) , very occasional visits ( e.g. specialized medical advice ) or a particular type of service or activity with a client group that lives close to it and is not represented elsewhere in the country ( e. g. certain elements of central government , the national media and business services ) . |
| 8 | Near nightfall he saw his younger sister Katya come out of the kitchens into the yard , saw her empty some slops for the few chickens who scuttled about . |
| 9 | Detectives investigating the murder of Glasgow pensioner Agnes Law have revealed that she was killed for the few pounds she had in her house . |
| 10 | Don Cameron was Head of Talks , and I was usually in charge of his visit , which kept me busy for the few days he would be with us , twice a year . |
| 11 | Even when Guy left her for the few seconds it took him to remove his own clothes , his murmured words of love and praise still warmed and reassured her . |
| 12 | Beeney was well positioned for the few shots he had to take . |
| 13 | Still , it was true in the main , so for the few weeks she was to be in Venice she would take the greatest care to have as little to do with him as possible . |
| 14 | During the few minutes they chatted , apart from mentioning he was divorced , he did not bring up Liza 's name . |
| 15 | Try to think of those good points of Sarah 's , Christine , and you wo n't mind about the few points she loses ! ’ |
| 16 | Schmidt looked through the few things she brought out . |
| 17 | From my viewpoint , major upgrades have to be worth the few pounds it might cost . |
| 18 | Hari had remained in the cemetery long after the few neighbours who had attended Win Morgan 's funeral had gone . |
| 19 | One of the few things we do n't know , though , are their slogans . |
| 20 | Well I would n't worry too much about cramming it all together tightly because it 's erm one of the few things we 've still got a budget for is photocopying student questionnaires so you m you know , you might as well take advantage of that , it does n't erm it does n't cost you anything and the actual difference it makes to the university and to erm world resources is very slight indeed I think |
| 21 | Paying off the debt meant cutting consumption at home of the few things which were imported and almost anything which might be exported . |
| 22 | We charge the highest rate in the country for issuing fire certificates which is one of the few things which we 're actually allowed to charge , and we charge more than virtually any other authority in this country . |
| 23 | One of the few things he could instantly recall from his own brief marriage was his wife 's grilling a kipper on a gridiron over the fire . |
| 24 | ONE OF the few things you can do more efficiently in an aircraft than anywhere else is get drunk . |
| 25 | While we 're on this question , one of the few things that er Theresa did n't say , although perhaps she might have said it when I was n't , I do n't think she did but one of the few things she did n't say is why Freud disapproved of the typical kind of dream book you find in any book shop . |
| 26 | ‘ Vicky adores the dog and she is one of the few things she is interested in . |
| 27 | ‘ The frets were one of the few things I actually bought for the guitar . |
| 28 | Er , one of the paradoxes of the modern era as er , pointed out by Tom Peters , not by me , one of the few things I do not claim original thought on , erm , is , is that it 's not that we , people think that we do n't have enough information at our fingertips and are constantly striving to gather more and more , the opposite is actually true . |
| 29 | ‘ If you wear that , ’ he said curtly , ‘ you 'll destroy one of the few things your father possessed . |
| 30 | And your cousin was one of the first one of the few women I ever knew , who could take shorthand in Welsh . |