Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [noun sg] few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this storm of righteous indignation few commentators made the important but disheartening point that , except in moments of obvious crisis , the man in the street was as a rule little interested in foreign policy questions . |
| 2 | In this period few lairds could really afford the luxury of complete freedom of action in their politics , for the only means of avoiding ties of obligation , which were nonetheless real for being unspoken , was to refuse to accept any favour . |
| 3 | Further , although half were involved in general inspection few advisers wanted to spend more time on it ( again senior staff were the exception ) . |
| 4 | In any case few statesmen grasped that there was a profound contradiction between the economic and the social policies being pursued by the government . |
| 5 | At that time few attempts were made to measure the effectiveness of such activity , and advertising agencies tended to branch out into sales promotions with the aim of offering an all-inclusive package to their clients in an attempt to combat competition from the emerging sales promotion agencies . |
| 6 | At that time few tourists went to Greece during the summer ; some goats wandered among the fallen pillars , the goat-herd dozed in the shade , otherwise I had the place to myself . |