Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] [coord] few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | True , there were few creature comforts behind the wheel and few concessions from the car itself once you were on the move . |
| 2 | Resistance , other than to the organocholorines , is confined so far to only five important malaria vectors so the potential for chemical control still exists in many parts of the world It is very easy to advocate the use of alternatives to these chemicals but if you examine those for vector control in detail you will find that most are directed against the aquatic stages of the mosquito and few cases of adequate malaria control by such an attack on any significant scale can be cited . |
| 3 | Abbey National might be feeling perky at the moment but few others of the major players share its rosy view . |
| 4 | For the few hours , the day or few days ' duration of the " event " , their labour force at the location in question increases many times in size . |
| 5 | Had me tea last night and the beer and few sandwiches last night . |
| 6 | Corporate executives contemplating the possibility of being required to commit corporate crimes know that they face a regulatory agency which for the most part will be unable to detect what is going on , and in the minority of cases when it does , it will have no heart and few resources to pursue the matter into the criminal courts . |
| 7 | By 1900 no gentleman and few ladies would have gone out without a smart , tightly furled umbrella of black silk with a touch of silver on the handle . |
| 8 | My first machine was second-hand , £10 , with no instructions , no tuition and few patterns or magazines . |
| 9 | He is a widower , with no family and few interests outside the hotel : as a result , he is prepared to work for long hours and generally acts as night porter during the week . |
| 10 | There was no short cut : farming was an art and few men had it unless they 'd come by it the hard way . |