Example sentences of "few [noun pl] [prep] [noun] [Wh pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We get a few calls from people who have lost heavy vehicles which ca n't be recovered by civilian companies . ’ |
| 2 | At last week 's meeting members took a trip down memory lane with Ron Beach , who had many fascinating stories to tell about the village — and he also prompted a few reminiscences from others who had tales to tell . |
| 3 | The few managers of nursing who were around in the late 1960s , early 1970s will not wish to relive those experiences and yet unless alternative solutions are found quickly , the problem which prevailed then will soon be upon us again . |
| 4 | ‘ You 're right , Cleg , ’ Hari sipped the hot weak tea , enjoying every mouthful , the Jones family were one of the few families in Greenhill who could afford tea at all . |
| 5 | Occasionally Ella took the train to town with a portfolio of hand-blocked patterns , and usually she returned , blown but jubilant , with a few orders from firms who appreciated her strong shades of olive green , dull beetroot and dirty yellow madly ensnared in black mesh . |
| 6 | There were a few members of staff who could do with a visit from beyond the tomb . |
| 7 | There can be few players in history who have clocked up 400 league games at the age of 25 . |
| 8 | He was one of the very few men of science who gave a welcome , albeit qualified , to Vestiges ( 1844 ) presumably because he could see the wood for the trees ; but when the Origin of Species came out in 1859 he disliked it heartily , and became one of the most formidable opponents of Darwin and Huxley . |
| 9 | We found a few examples of workers who had been in the uninterrupted employment of a single organisation long enough to qualify for dismissal protection and statutory redundancy compensation rights , but who still had temporary status . |
| 10 | → We receive quite a few letters from people who have suffered from the indifferent attitude which seems to prevail in many music shops . |
| 11 | To those few students of Latin who express a particular interest . |
| 12 | Those few citizens of Taunton who walked the streets after dark tut-tutted and averted their gaze as the motley queue filed inside and settled down . |