Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] few [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even a sympathizer conceded that Aleksandr Golovnin possessed few qualifications for heading the education ministry . |
| 2 | Moxon showed few signs of discomfort during his 231-ball innings but his blackened finger afterwards was testimony to the fact that he had played in pain . |
| 3 | Herringman bought few copyrights after 1678 , concentrating instead on republishing popular literary works and bringing out collected editions — Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher [ qq.v. ] in 1679 , Shakespeare in 1685 , Jonson in 1692 . |
| 4 | But Curbishley had few worries about beating Sunderland once they had had Kay sent off for foolishly retaliating against Walsh . |
| 5 | He learned quickly — a vital quality , as Roosevelt had confided little in his Vice-President , and Truman knew few details of government policy . |
| 6 | Holland gained few glimpses of goal after that , although Taffarel failed to hold a hard low centre from Berghuis eight minutes before half-time and was fortunate that no Dutchman was around to pounce on the loose ball . |
| 7 | Expecting little good to come out of any country even partially populated by non-Muslims , Ibn Battuta had few expectations of India . |
| 8 | Klemperer made few records as an orchestral accompanist , and whilst listening to this performance , I was intrigued to know as to how far his towering musical personality affected Fischer 's own interpretation . |