Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] [art] few people " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then , many had the bad luck to be infected whereas here we are talking about only a few people . |
| 2 | now we do n't learn a lot about , we do n't know much about this army officer except what we 've just read , and even though the , we , we know of quite a few people in the bible , he says in Israel there 's no one with greater faith than this army officer , so he 's quite some man is n't he ? |
| 3 | Not surprisingly , it was another early closure , with only a few people living nearby . |
| 4 | She seems to bump into quite a few people that she knows , exchanges greetings , bits of news , and invites one or two to visit . |
| 5 | ‘ That 's another thing , ’ Candy continued , far too old a hand at the game to be distracted by such a blatant bid to change the subject , ‘ I 've seen him deep in conversation with quite a few people in the club recently . ’ |
| 6 | But I think we need to prove that we 've actually communicated with quite a few people to say that if we do n't hear from you in two months then I 'm afraid the scheme will lapse . |
| 7 | The ancient conception has enormous ethical and intellectual scope but applies to only a few people ; the modern conception concerns a limited number of protective arrangements which concern every member of society . |
| 8 | The American delegation had submitted ‘ a long list of trading firms , educational institutions , research institutions , local and provincial organizations , each amounting to only a few people , and even street neighbour groups , and is insisting on consultations with them ’ . |
| 9 | ‘ You were n't very nice to quite a few people , ’ said Bunny mildly . |
| 10 | ‘ I said to quite a few people immediately after the General Election that within the course of the next 12 months , I would be one of the most unpopular people in this country . |
| 11 | It 'll never rank with the French Riviera , but this council video aims to persuade at least a few people that Swindon 's the place to be next summer . |