Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [verb] few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This infill bears few craters , and only a few craters have been partially obscured , indicating that the whole Caloris basin since its creation has suffered few impacts and is therefore comparatively recent . |
| 2 | The vitriolic attack on Mr Lawson in the Daily Mail had few supporters . |
| 3 | Once the conditions for the enforcement of a charge have arisen English law places few constraints on the right of the security holder to enforce his charge and in this respect it is pro-security holder . |
| 4 | Opinion surveys showed that public ownership won few votes for Labour and that even many loyal supporters disapproved ofthe party 's commitment to further nationalization . |
| 5 | As an object-lesson in how to reveal the personality and qualities of one composer by setting him against opposites , this record has few peers . |
| 6 | This group had few interests outside London . |
| 7 | After an insect has emerged from the egg the completed head shows few indications of a segmented origin apart from the fact that it carries paired appendages . |
| 8 | Water company results this week promise few surprises . |
| 9 | Other important trading statements from Shell , Royal Insurance and British Gas caused few surprises and left little or no change in the share prices . |
| 10 | The English church was thus an essentially Erastian church , and by 1500 the English crown had few reasons to complain about the otherwise privileged position that it had acquired within the realm . |
| 11 | Today 's only surviving meeting presents few opportunities , but the Chris Nash-trained Jokester should brighten up a damp afternoon with victory in the Ruddington Handicap Hurdle ( 3.35 ) . |
| 12 | When it comes to mobilising support , the left wing has few lessons to learn . |
| 13 | The National Socialist League won few converts and lost most of its original members . |
| 14 | However , the skilled human reader has few problems reading text in many different fonts , including new ones , or with handwritten material , including un-familiar handwriting . |
| 15 | None the less , the English Protestant outlook remained essentially parochial and chauvinist , and the ideology of international Calvinism made few converts . |
| 16 | And so the last page or so is given over to French names : Corbière and Jammes and De Regnier ; Tailhade and Romains ; Vildrac , Spire and Arcos — poets who at the present day have few readers even among the French . |
| 17 | THE sky is no limit for John Broome so an international airport holds few fears . |
| 18 | The laity , therefore , became reluctant to invest in their local churches , while an impoverished ecclesiastical establishment had few resources to spare for its buildings . |
| 19 | A dissenting member has few options available to it in making its protest . |
| 20 | Following the coup the ruling junta made few changes to economic policy . |
| 21 | A LOW-KEY first half witnessed few chances until Cannon opened the scoring in the 35th minute with a cross-shot but Darwen equalised after the break through Pilkington . |
| 22 | INSURANCE giant General Accident has few grumbles over its £21 million loss in the first six months of the year . |
| 23 | The live recording shows few signs of an audience present and is evenly balanced between voices and orchestra . |
| 24 | Dulles in any case made few friends among foreign politicians apart from the dour West German chancellor , Konrad Adenauer , and Jean Monnet ( chairman of the European Coal and Steel Community who was doing more than any other figure to create the sort of Europe desired by Washington ) . |
| 25 | In particular the deterrent effect is weak since the penalties for operating an illegal cartel are inadequate , and the Director General of Fair Trading has few powers to intervene and initiate investigations in situations where there is a suspicion that a secret cartel is in operation . |
| 26 | The annalistic tradition has few facts to relate ; a few purchases of corn in times of famine , and the offer to Delphi after the destruction of Veii . |
| 27 | The long gestation comes from the fact that , although mechanical and chemical engineering hold few surprises — if the design looks all right the thing will probably work — electronic engineering carries no such assurances . |
| 28 | Also , an unexpressive language permits few operators , so the search 's branching ratio is small . |
| 29 | This Polish parliament had few friends . |
| 30 | The marginal impact on the local economy left few traces on the record . |