Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] have few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The vitriolic attack on Mr Lawson in the Daily Mail had few supporters . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | When it comes to mobilising support , the left wing has few lessons to learn . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | The laity , therefore , became reluctant to invest in their local churches , while an impoverished ecclesiastical establishment had few resources to spare for its buildings . |
| 7 | A dissenting member has few options available to it in making its protest . |
| 8 | INSURANCE giant General Accident has few grumbles over its £21 million loss in the first six months of the year . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | This Polish parliament had few friends . |
| 12 | The massive bureaucracies and layers of local government have few supporters in Scotland . |
| 13 | Her down-at-heel 1940s hotel on the edge of the Mexican jungle has few guests , but each is extraordinary — from the defrocked priest ( Alfred Molina ) to an artistic spinster ( Eileen Atkins ) . |