Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [conj] few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moreover , how important you think it is to justify your assertions will depend partly on what sort of writing you are engaged in ; a film review in a newspaper , for instance , is a genre where few assertions are justified . |
| 2 | Primitive their house certainly was , with its earthen floor , mud walls , thatched roof and rude furniture ; but it was imbued by those two remarkable and lovable people with a warmth that few homes can ever have equalled . |
| 3 | However , to Claudia , Dana was part of her — together they formed a whole that few sisters could hope to achieve . |
| 4 | These systems are ‘ user friendly ’ ( much used on home and hobby computers ) ; and a forecasting model , once built and tested , will produce consistently accurate results : a claim that few accountants could make ! |
| 5 | But informal co-optation is a mechanism that few bureaucracies seem able to dispense with , though who benefits most , client group or administrative agency , will depend on the political system in which such relationships are found . |
| 6 | There was no short cut : farming was an art and few men had it unless they 'd come by it the hard way . |
| 7 | Nursing is still an occupation that few boys ever consider ; this fact must be addressed . |