Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [art] few [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pride in the nation 's system of government , once shared by all , has degenerated into complacency about its superiority , believed only by the few who exercise the near despotic powers that its outmoded forms have given them . |
| 2 | The ideal of providing an adequate and satisfying secondary education for all ( and not just for the few who were fortunate enough to be able to pass a selection test at 11 ) seemed close to realisation . |
| 3 | Here and there a few barricades were erected but they were defended half-heartedly by the few who manned them . |
| 4 | And , after some 40 exhibitions in cities all over the world , she can boast that every one of her 1,000 well-loved paintings has been sold , apart from a few she has deliberately reserved for herself . |
| 5 | ‘ Boys do n't really discuss sex themselves apart from a few who brag about it all the time . |