Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] few [noun pl] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | MESSAGE BEGINS STOP EGG NOW LAID AND INCUBATING NICELY STOP EXPECT HATCHING IN FEW WEEKS STOP SUGGEST YOU CONTACT AVIARY AND BEGIN SELECTING SPECIMEN STOP TUES 1100 EST STOP MANVILLE APD/ 3700925/WP MESSAGE ENDS |
| 2 | This is a period about which little is known for few records survive of those days . |
| 3 | He was the first gold medal winner ( 1902 ) of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy , his obituary in Nature noting : ‘ It is given to few men to discover a process which has had such a far-reaching effect in almost every branch of civilised life . ’ |
| 4 | They provided many of the resources for the celebrations and allowed the students to proceed as they wished with few officials presiding over events . |
| 5 | Tamar stood for few moments studying the turbulent river , which seemed to reflect the turmoil of her thoughts . |