Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] few [noun pl] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 The study revealed that growth of Asian businesses was confined to few areas and , although this had been rapid during the 1970s , it had been declining recently .
2 Now this picture leads to few complications if the action is playing the piano or playing tennis …
3 Perhaps monotony , fragmentation and excessive pace are noted by few housewives and are not bound up with a dominant feeling of dissatisfaction .
4 Those early days , when he shared a hovel with Linder and Ian Devine , were spent with few friends and ‘ How Soon Is Now ’ , an indication that his personal situation had n't improved with success , was hardly the typical Top Of The Pops sentiment of the day .
5 They are constructed with few weaknesses and have a sound , strong constitution .
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