Example sentences of "[vb base] [adj] [prep] [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Connery 's antics up in the rainforest canopy at least provide one of the few effective moments in the otherwise slow-moving , uninspired Green adventure Medicine Man ( Guild , PG , out now ) . |
| 2 | Their importance for the teacher is substantial — in a work environment where few other adults directly witness the quality of the teacher 's work , examination results provide one of the few public and apparently objective indicators of a teacher 's competence . |
| 3 | Alternatively , you might break the goal down into smaller mini-goals , and spread these over a few weeks . |
| 4 | IF you are planning to take part in the sponsored step aerobics session for the day care centre sit tight for a few weeks . |
| 5 | and just make sure about a few things do n't we on the book one . |
| 6 | Rather than chase somebody and take away what little respect they have , it 's far better that they go out and maybe get lost for a few minutes and then come back , than have somebody chase them . |
| 7 | If girls are under sixteen , they can either continue at school , have a home tutor , or perhaps attend one of the few projects run specifically for pregnant schoolgirls and schoolgirl mothers , two of which — the Arbour Project in Liverpool and the Barkerend Unit in Bradford — are described here . |
| 8 | ‘ I 've given them good service — 130 goals in 140-odd games — and feel good for a few more seasons . ’ |
| 9 | We all know that we feel better after a few days in the mountains but why is this ? |
| 10 | Thus , they remain one of the few fungal orders that have not had at least one member grown from spore to spore in artificial culture , a prerequisite for any sort of genetic , physiological or biochemical research . |
| 11 | Although Australia remain one of the few countries to have taken part in every Summer Olympiad ( Greece , Switzerland and Great Britain are the others ) , they did not bring a cricket team to Paris . |
| 12 | The snow is so deep — three metres outside the door here — that after big storms , potentially dangerous ski areas remain inaccessible for a few days . |
| 13 | Well , keep awake for the few minutes and you might derive a little comfort from knowing what scientists can and ( more important ) can not do . |
| 14 | The controls are well laid out and become instinctive after a few plays , though you have to let go of the joystick pretty smartish or you 'll move one block further than you intended . |
| 15 | That is , they fluctuate about a mean with a wavelength small compared with the dimensions of the sample , and the effects of these fluctuations become insignificant within a few wavelengths of the surface . |
| 16 | This makes the hollow stem go rubbery for a few seconds , but then it just stiffens up straight as it cools . |
| 17 | ( 1 would suggest that you do this over a few days as the list may well vary according to the mood you are in . ) |
| 18 | Do this for a few days ( see figure 4 ) . |
| 19 | Will he also explain why we have one of the few remaining Governments who still refuse to give legal protection to workers when they take legitimate and justified industrial action ? |