Example sentences of "[noun] with few [noun pl] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This simplicity is , of course , in many respects the precise object of their management , because energy and nutrients are thereby channelled as directly as possible into human consumption with few sidechains and reduction in the losses involved in transferring energy between trophic levels . |
| 2 | It is an Accrington brick-built town with few pretensions and it no doubt contributed to saving Gedge from a terminal dose of wetness . |
| 3 | This was a shadowy body with few supporters but at least it represented definite opposition to the Japanese presence . |
| 4 | They lived as cheaply as possible , permanently on the brink of destitution , and were often withdrawn , self-isolating personalities with few friends and no contact with their families . |
| 5 | He could build his own Government with few debts or commitments . |
| 6 | At the other extreme , women still childless at age 32 were more likely to be from a professional background with few brothers or sisters , and with mothers who themselves married late , and to have more than average personal ambition and parental interest . |
| 7 | ‘ Post-war buildings have a relatively thin structure with few columns and lots of windows , ’ he said . |