Example sentences of "is [vb pp] [prep] [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cannons are dangerous if sometimes unpredictable weapons whose manufacture is limited to a few groups of human and Dwarf experts . |
| 2 | Where a choice is limited to a few you choose the best of the bunch ( as with the secretaries ) but ensure that doing so does not ignore other priorities . |
| 3 | Information on current trends in the system and the profession is limited to a few SED & regional publications . |
| 4 | Similarly , in 3 the time span which is indicated by " now " is limited to the few seconds immediately following the utterance , whereas in 4 the reference of " now " extends well before and after the time of utterance . |
| 5 | The suggestion that the opposition to the scheme is confined to a few people is rather misleading , as packed village meetings in Stanningfield and Lavenham , which voted to oppose the application , bear witness . |
| 6 | If the outrage is confined to a few then the chances of success are small . |
| 7 | It was strongly hinted that " a dividend is expected in a few weeks time " which is equivalent to " a discount on the purchase price . " |
| 8 | A Planning Application has been submitted to South Shropshire District Council and their decision is expected within a few weeks . |
| 9 | One senses a rush of creative warmth as this lonely rapt figure is conjured in a few sentences . |
| 10 | If the nose is dropping in spite of pulling back and hitting the back stop , this is a clear indication that the glider is stalled , and a forward movement is needed for a few seconds to let the wing unstall . |
| 11 | More is accomplished in a few weeks through revival than is accomplished in years of ordinary labours . |
| 12 | Our company is based on sound and we stand or fall on it ; since the introduction of Smooth Tubes we have never been busier and it is insulting and naive to suggest our success is based on a few LEDs . |
| 13 | In explosive breeding , all reproductive activity is packed into a few days , with the result that it is highly synchronised . |
| 14 | But the pathway to discovery was established and the scale on which resources were expended to make these discoveries represents a fantastic extravagance when it is compared with the few thousands of pounds available to Florey and his colleagues , and even with the subsequent development of the original penicillins in the United States . |
| 15 | As the tide reaches its height , the width of the beach is reduced to a few yards . |
| 16 | Each shot is accompanied by a few paragraphs about the subject 's history , or why he chose to photograph it . |
| 17 | A primitive shading is found on a few vases of the generation before , by the Brygos Painter for instance to indicate the roundness of shields ; and in this time it appears , very sparingly , both in red-figure and on another class of Attic vase which we have not yet considered , those with a white slip . |
| 18 | The evidence for arguing that newspaper — and media — ownership is concentrated in a few hands is fairly abundant ( see Table 4.2 ) but this does not , of itself , provide material for analysing the extent to which ‘ this potential for control is actually realized in practice , how exactly it operates and in whose ultimate interest ( it is ) … ’ . |
| 19 | This is supported by the few studies specifically of rural areas ; Moseley and Townroe ( 1973 ) found that immigrant firms in East Anglia retained most of their original linkages outside the region , and Hodge and Whitby ( 1979 ) , in a study of the eastern Scottish Borders , found that few in-migrant firms had important local linkages . |
| 20 | If no improvement is observed within a few weeks , the therapist must insist on admission since further continuation of ineffective treatment is counterproductive . |
| 21 | The lover 's eventual notion of seeking death at the hand of his lady ( movement 9 : E minor ) is dispelled by a few bars for ‘ Violons ’ and continuo , reminiscent of the quiet opening movements , but in a slower tempo . |
| 22 | It is a terrifying condemnation of the universal franchise that the nation 's government is determined by a few thousand self-satisfied oafs who ca n't tell a general election from the Eurovision Song Contest . |
| 23 | The 5 cm long trunk is composed of a few , very large plates which have a tuberculate ornament . |
| 24 | Vegetation is composed of the few plants that survive and grow : to explain that vegetation it may be more important to study the many that die . |
| 25 | Tensing and relaxation are then incorporated into the turtle response by tensing the body when assuming the turtle position , as a count is made from one to ten , followed by relaxation of the muscles , which is maintained for a few moments . |
| 26 | Special adaptation is required in a few species to fit breeding cycles into the polar year . |
| 27 | Where a slight flow of water is guaranteed for a few days , for example in crevices and gullies that conduct snow-melt trickles , mosses gather among the lichens . |
| 28 | They are much more risky , tending to be highly volatile — rising quickly but often falling faster , indeed sometimes trading is suspended for a few days so you are locked in until trading resumes usually at a much lower level . |
| 29 | The evolution of fluctuations with specified magnitude and spectrum is controlled by a few fundamental parameters : the cosmic density , the cosmological constant , and the relative contributions of radiation and of dark and visible matter to the density of the Universe . |