Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [vb -s] few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The backdrop of 1950s Harlem is violent and sinister and the direction pulls few punches . |
| 2 | The study identifies few holdings where the occupiers could claim ‘ primary dependence on farming as a livelihood ’ , and that there was no valid reason for those farmers to expect any benefit from the CAP . |
| 3 | Worryingly , the plan contains few details on how spending on the army and the bureaucracy will be cut — and it is excessively vague on other points . |
| 4 | The shelter sees many dogs which have just been dumped on Dartmoor — a favourite spot for ‘ losing ’ pets , as the wilderness has few witnesses . |
| 5 | Provided the rain falls , and the grass grows , the team has few worries . |
| 6 | The church contains few memorials , the earliest being the grave of John Colard , with the inscription : " Nuper unius clericorum , regis in scaccario son per XXXVII anno , et Margerie , confortis ejusdem , Quorum animabus " . |
| 7 | The report makes few comparisons , however , between the cost of renewables and that of nuclear power . |
| 8 | Although the county possesses few equivalents of the great churches built by wealthy communities elsewhere in England , it has a wealth of small-scale buildings in a range of styles imported in the latest continental fashion and modified by local needs and customs . |
| 9 | The Profitboss places few demands on his colleagues , nor does he expect favours . |
| 10 | The Treasury has few options . |
| 11 | The Minister has few suggestions on how to combat that problem and the Government have cut the number of customs officers by 400 . |