Example sentences of "but [art] few [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | But the few houses they passed seemed to have their doors locked and bolted and their windows shuttered . |
2 | There were not many trees in the poorer part of the city but the few trees there were , preserved to give shade in the little squares , were full of birds . |
3 | I remember once , yeah it was like that , yeah that 's right , not one , but a few times I used to get on the train from Runcorn to Liverpool , I had an address to go to in Liverpool , rough directions how to get there , to pick up a suit or to pick up a fitting , you know you 'd get the , the different |
4 | In all but a few cases their treason had been petty , enlisting in the German ranks after being taken prisoner or something of that sort . |
5 | But a few comments which seem to be apposite erm , we do n't want to kill animals with cruelty do we not ? |
6 | He was reading a newspaper , but every few minutes he looked up from it , to talk to me . |