Example sentences of "have few [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The mentum is often ill-defined and has few muscle attachments .
2 Japan has few energy resources of its own and it has learnt to be frugal : energy prices are approximately twice those in Britain .
3 Although it has few pension funds , France will be especially suspicious of liberalisation .
4 Glucagon has few side effects , with headache and gastrointestinal upset being occasionally reported .
5 The annexe has few refectory facilities , and on some days it seems that the queue for the coffee machine snakes endlessly around the corridors .
6 Allan Border might also have few cricket days left , but he and his team can , like Waddy 's , sow much goodwill and good work in an isolated cricket outpost this month .
7 Despite having few home comforts , Clare is totally committed to what she is doing .
8 When they understood what was expected we had few communication problems .
9 Structurally they have few cuticle appendages and the buccal capsule is vestigial .
10 They frequently work within structures of insecurity — their jobs are unskilled , poorly paid and often part-time ; they have few fringe benefits ; and they may work unsocial hours in poor working conditions , lacking the security of trade unions or protective legislation ( see Susan Lonsdale 's chapter in this volume ) .
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