Example sentences of "[am/are] few [noun pl] [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the tweeny years , fed on pantomimes , theatre-in-education tours of schools and TV series stage spectaculars , there are few plays taken from popular children 's books ( could you include Shakespeare ? ) . |
| 2 | However , most of the campaigns are run by authorities in the more accessible countryside ; there are few campaigns organized by those in the remoter or upland areas , either because they deem them undesirable or consider the likely returns insufficient . |
| 3 | Mike Jarman , director of child care at Barnardo 's warned : ‘ There are few options left to social workers when they seek help with troubled children . |
| 4 | Since there are few books indexed under " swords " , the " history of swords " searcher may well be prepared to look through them all ; there are thousands of books under " history " , and only a minute proportion will contain anything of relevance to this searcher . |
| 5 | As the unknown map of the world diminishes there are few places left for exploration as the Victorians understood it ; most paths have been trodden before . |