Example sentences of "[art] few [noun] which [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wagstaff argues that the few studies which do appear to show modest improvement in recall under hypnosis failed to have control groups which were equally encouraged to remember . |
| 2 | The chronology of the decline of the gold content ( % au ) can be established by analysing the few coins which bear the names of kings ( listed above ) and so can be dated . |
| 3 | Stereo sound , which can be dubbed separately , is available on the few machines which feature the alternative PCM system of audio recording . |
| 4 | The ancient Forest of Naddle , with deciduous trees , is one of the few areas which remain to show the natural tree growth of the region . |
| 5 | In fact Peasgood suggests , in one of the few surveys which have been carried out in this area , that selection in academic libraries from the ‘ book in hand ’ was found to be no more effective than selection from lists ( effectiveness being measured in terms of subsequent issues ) . |
| 6 | In his amateur days he was an ‘ eviction technician ’ ( a fashionable euphemism for bouncer ) but such work is regarded as unseemly for the standard bearer of a sport which prides itself in its healthy clean-living image , and he now supplements his income from the few competitions which pay more than a pittance by personal appearances . |
| 7 | The few models which have been developed to date may have been correct as far as they go but are clearly incomplete . |
| 8 | It is one of the few sites which illustrate the many phases of castle building in Britain . |
| 9 | A single national centre is appropriate only for the few services which involve delivery to all addresses in Britain ( e.g. mail order ) , very occasional visits ( e.g. specialized medical advice ) or a particular type of service or activity with a client group that lives close to it and is not represented elsewhere in the country ( e. g. certain elements of central government , the national media and business services ) . |
| 10 | Among the few fish which do not mix well with Ampullaria are Leporinus and puffers , both of which may bite pieces out of the snail . |
| 11 | Yet the few fish which manage to return to Scottish rivers are estimated as being worth several hundreds of pounds each to your economy because of the revenue they create . |
| 12 | Wood is scarce in the Sinai desert , but the acacia is one of the few trees which grow there . |
| 13 | The few communications which do receive full attention normally achieve this through a combination of chance , inside information and relentless harrassment . |
| 14 | It is delivered in the form of a few coins which bear the likeness of the last president , a pleasant utopian who retired of his own free will . |
| 15 | There are quite a few hymns which take up this notion of Jesus bearing my sin as a substitute . |
| 16 | In fact , at each stage of the criminal justice process , there are only a few cases which get both widespread and sustained coverage in both the national and local press . |
| 17 | He spoke of the need to ‘ discern the signs of the times ’ : ‘ We should make our own Jesus ’ advice that we should know how to discern ‘ the signs of the times ’ ( Matthew 16.4 ) , and we seem to see now , in the midst of so much darkness , a few hints which augur well for the fate of the Church and humanity' ( Abbott , p. 704 ) . |
| 18 | On the other hand , notes can be extremely useful for radio , particularly for long phone-ins where there may be quite a few questions which require detailed instructions in the answer . |
| 19 | Many have good sight , but there are a few forms which have lost their eyes , some of them living in the lightless world of caves . |
| 20 | There are only a few passes which remain open all year , although many smaller routes can be traversed freely throughout the summer months . |
| 21 | Third , there are a few sources which fire repeatedly : these lie at depths between about 300 km and 800 km and may be the result of tidal stresses produced in the Moon by the Earth . |
| 22 | However , it puts well , I think , the case that the real basis of any public relations solution should be able to be captured in a few words which reflect the concept involved . |
| 23 | These contrast with a few words which suggest a faint potential disturbance of the underlying calmness : animated , glitter , gleams , ripple . |
| 24 | Apart from a few parts which seem to lack any antecedents , it derives variously , but less closely , from the compositions just mentioned , from the lecture on " Greek Music Drama " January 1870 ) , from the fragments on " The Greek State " and , in a few places , from the earlier preface to Wagner . |
| 25 | & sup1 ; I want to talk about reactions to the report and to highlight a few issues which have arisen since it was written . |
| 26 | Let me pick up a few points which occur to me arising out of what you 've just been saying . |
| 27 | Let me pick up a few points which occur to me arising out of what you 've just been saying . |
| 28 | Spokesmen for the insurance companies seeking to justify this practice have wheeled out a few explanations which include ‘ the client understood that by settling for a poor return on death his ultimate retirement fund would be higher . ’ |
| 29 | There are a few clues which enable us to put a " value " on some of this labour . |
| 30 | Apart from a few nouns which allow a choice of singular or plural concord ( e.g. The committee is/are considering the question ) , the choice of singular in English rules out the possibility of plural reference by default , and vice versa . |