Example sentences of "a [noun] [prep] few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is a piece with few reasons to be a film , and mercifully few pretensions to cinematic status . |
| 2 | Mrs. Wexford was a woman of few words . |
| 3 | Monkou , bought from Chelsea for £750,000 this season , limited Chris Kiwomya 's attacking abilities in a game of few opportunities . |
| 4 | It is a society with few sanctuaries when protectors turn upon you . |
| 5 | The other cause of the present crisis was Ben , a man of few principles , whose only view of life was through the bottom of a tankard , riddled as he was with guilt and arrogance . |
| 6 | Zoser appeared to be a man of few friends . |
| 7 | Mainz was a see where Staufen interests were strong and a majority of the princes elected Lupold , bishop of Worms , a strong adherent of Philip , and a man of few scruples . |
| 8 | Whether or not this is so , few would deny that Abbado is a sound choice , a man of few words who nevertheless commands great respect among orchestral players and is as highly praised for his Rossini as for his Mahler , his Mozart or his Brian Ferneyhough . |
| 9 | Most formidable of all is the Scots joiner grandfather , ‘ dour , stern , Calvinistic … a man of few words , just and honest in his dealings , but feared by his family . ’ |
| 10 | Bill Templeman was a man of few words . |
| 11 | A man of few words , but strong opinions , the England skipper is not prone to make rash assessments . |
| 12 | Mauve , a man of few words , said , ‘ Stay then . ’ |
| 13 | HUSBAND Ernst Hort was a man of few words . |
| 14 | Camille wondered whether , if she was not here , he would be more expansive , then remembered that he had always been a man of few words . |
| 15 | He had a clear scientific mind but was self-effacing , modest , and a man of few words . |
| 16 | Of medium stature and with strong , sensitive features , he was reserved by nature and a man of few words , but had a delightful , dry sense of humour . |
| 17 | He was a man of few words but many graphic gestures . |
| 18 | He was a man of few words in any case , Maggie noted . |
| 19 | Blitherdick , usually a man of few words , had become lachrymose about Blenkinsop 's enjoyment of a good wine . |
| 20 | ‘ Suspicious circs , ’ said Bush who was a man of few words . |
| 21 | ‘ As you know , I am a man of few words . |
| 22 | Wife Sandra adds : ‘ He 's a man of few words who hates the slightest bit of noise . |
| 23 | It was a table with few delicacies . |
| 24 | Competition in a market with few suppliers , none of them controlling the market but each relatively large ( oligopoly ) is much more likely to be distorted if one of those suppliers takes over or acquires an interest in another , than in a market characterised by fierce competition among many suppliers . |
| 25 | The Scottish Nationalists are also considering a programme of civil disobedience in protest at a fourth term of rule by a party with few seats north of the border . |
| 26 | At a time of few exchange controls , vast sums of money can be freely moved around by companies , investment managers and individuals to obtain the best return and seek the safest protection of capital . |
| 27 | It 's a time for few windows and we have many , and maybe it 's even a time for living in town or city with lights and movement and not just the dead nettles of the water meadow to gaze at . |