Example sentences of "of a few [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such units , consisting of a few closely related families , contain between a dozen and sixty individuals who live together and cultivate under the direction of their elder , whose chief responsibility is the allocation and control of arable land . |
| 2 | Evolution may not be prompted solely by the reproductive excesses of a few strikingly superior individuals . |
| 3 | In these years he was one of a few markedly royalist bishops among a generally Montfortian episcopate . |
| 4 | Some have taken the official statistics at their face value and suggested that such violence is the infrequent action of a few psychologically disturbed men . |
| 5 | These will include forms of the verb to be , past tenses of a few highly frequent irregular verbs ( e.g. do , see ) , personal pronouns and negatives . |
| 6 | However , with the possible exception of a few highly collectable older items , it is only important to translate the signatures and inscriptions on masterworkshop rugs , because the work of different weavers can command considerably different prices . |
| 7 | This eventually results in ‘ monopoly capitalism ’ , where economic power is concentrated in the hands of a few very large enterprises . |
| 8 | Mind you , the combination of a few too many pints before the game and only being able to see about 3/4 of the pitch would n't have made for a very comprehensive report anyway ! |