Example sentences of "[vb base] [vb pp] [prep] [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | After all , if ‘ the system ’ really was bent upon the form of totalizing control that according to Foucault psychoanalysis , for example , enables , it is worth recalling that psychoanalysis has never been adopted by the state as such and that its activities remain confined to a few very limited districts in a handful of prosperous cities round the world . |
| 2 | It gets larger , and dormant chick genes become reactivated within a few days . |
| 3 | By the way , we do n't recommend a camping honeymoon — we 've heard of a few that have been disasters ! |
| 4 | A thing that I 've heard from a few directions recently is erm the thought of work shadowing . |
| 5 | Go on Jo go , go on Jo , go and get your word in that we 've missed off a few times . |
| 6 | The villagers occasionally dress up in their lederhosen , and give it all they 've got with a few thigh slapping , foot stamping numbers . |
| 7 | ‘ I am not pregnant , nor do I suffer from anorexia , ’ she added frostily , ‘ I 'm trying to shake off an illness I 've had for a few months , that 's all . ’ |
| 8 | So , in an effort to once and for all give you the facts on why we 're Fun Factor Number 1 , we 've called in a few experts to run through the complete bizzo . |
| 9 | ‘ I 've dealt with a few booby-traps in my time . |
| 10 | I had the result this afternoon , but I 've known for a few weeks , really . |
| 11 | They 've they 've asked for a few changes to their older system , and this new one will give them all that they want , plus a load that they do n't want . |
| 12 | For those bogwarts who 're still stuck , I 've thrown in a few tips this month . |
| 13 | Within the last few years , physicists have come within a few thousandths of a degree of absolute zero using a new technique called laser entrapment . |
| 14 | Where time permits , leave the final draft of any report you have written for a few days and then read it again with fresh eyes . |
| 15 | ( More often than not they are women , since many elderly male refugees from East African have died within a few years of coming to Britain . ) |
| 16 | Newman believes that in Britain these quasi-governmental and quasi-non-governmental bodies , estimates of which have ranged from a few hundred to a few thousand , depending on definitions , are not ‘ structurally integral to corporatism ’ but a significant domestic phenomenon which reinforces corporatist tendencies . |
| 17 | Brockbank , owner of a Teesside construction company , said : ‘ We have spoken to a few people and expect something to be sorted out by the middle of the week . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Without their local knowledge and contacts it would have taken years for us to achieve what we have managed in a few months , ’ said . |
| 19 | If you are scratching in weak lift , you may be able to see which way you have drifted after a few circles . |
| 20 | I have listened to a few of her tracks since and I like them . |