Example sentences of "the [noun] [prep] few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Government subsidies were also , in effect , greater for higher-density development ( subject to Parker Morris minimum standards ) , and all these factors have combined to militate against the building of few dwellings and small estates in isolated locations . |
| 2 | Yet the use of few parameters , if they are well chosen , can still be an efficient means of pollution control . |
| 3 | Even if an officer is working on a pollution problem requiring repeated visits , he continues to do the unpredictable wherever possible to provide the polluter with few opportunities to organize his activities so as to create a spurious impression that things are under control . |
| 4 | So he 'd been to the doctors about few weeks ago and he 'd been repairing his shed , said there was water coming in and he went to he said oh you 've pulled a ligament or something he said , it 'll take weeks for it to clear up but anyhow he went back again about a fortnight ago . |
| 5 | Not so long ago , a haulage company would send its drivers out into the world with few opportunities to communicate with then until they returned . |