Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [vb pp] [prep] few " in BNC.

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1 The coach trip back to the Academy is remembered by few , as the dirty and damp officer cadets catch up on much lost sleep .
2 Perhaps monotony , fragmentation and excessive pace are noted by few housewives and are not bound up with a dominant feeling of dissatisfaction .
3 In ( 60 ) , a negative idea is expressed by few meaning " not many " .
4 This was the pure gospel of Joseph Chamberlain , especially real to Law because of his Canadian connections , but the real significance of the decision was felt by few in Britain , even on the Unionist side .
5 We have shown that central cyanosis is seen in few hypoxaemic children .
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