Example sentences of "[vb pp] for the [adj] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ben Jonson actually takes delight in announcing ( in Latin ) on the title page of his 1616 Workes that the book is designed for the select few and not the common crowd . |
| 2 | This is something we have all known for the past few months . |
| 3 | He was going out and would be engaged for the following few days . |
| 4 | Secondary education was available for the more fortunate and higher education was reserved for the privileged few . |
| 5 | But Mr Desmond Fennell , QC , chairman of the Bar , claimed there was a danger that many people needing legal help would have access only to a ‘ more expensive Jack of all trades , ’ while specialist skills were reserved for the privileged few . |
| 6 | It turns out that the Heston Club team has lost a title that it had held for the past few years . |