Example sentences of "[be] for the [adj] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm more optimistic than I have been for the past few years . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Considerable amounts are being spent on replacing them with better services , and have been for the past few years . |
| 3 | I do not know where he has been for the past few years , but we have reduced the rates on lower earnings so that people now pay on average about £3 a week less in national insurance . |
| 4 | As his Latin epitaph on the title page announced , Jonson Workes were for the select few , not only serious readers but also affluent and socially well-positioned readers . |
| 5 | The third stage is for the disciplined few , and the final stage is for the select few who desire the bliss and blessedness of complete union with God . |
| 6 | The third stage is for the disciplined few , and the final stage is for the select few who desire the bliss and blessedness of complete union with God . |