Example sentences of "that [art] few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said that the few holes they had dug and refilled would not affect his crop and , more importantly , they were the best ‘ scarecrows ’ he 'd ever known ! |
| 2 | In an official statement , the BRE said that the few cases of rot it knew about were in every case directly attributable to rising damp or to rain penetration : |
| 3 | Then , pretending for a moment that he was back there , he would turn round and face the back of his cage , open his wings , and glide down the few feet to where his food lay on the ground , pretending that it was prey and that the few feet was hundreds of feet , and that he could feel strong winds on his wings and was an adult eagle , and free , free to fly where he liked . |
| 4 | Wagstaff argues that the few studies which do appear to show modest improvement in recall under hypnosis failed to have control groups which were equally encouraged to remember . |
| 5 | Everyone here seemed busy and it was apparent that the few gipsies still remaining in this part of the forest were on the move . |
| 6 | The idea was that the few men in the University who could read the original language of the Edda and the Sagas should group together with those who wished to learn , and read their way through the principal texts . |
| 7 | The result , at least in Nikol'skaia volost' , was that the few literates from the old regime were starting to occupy the best bureaucratic jobs and to run parish-pump economics and politics in ways barely supervised from above and in fact quite inimical to the aspirations of the guberniia officials . |
| 8 | Grey breath in the air , snowmen on the heath , pub bores droning on about how typical it is that a few inches of snow throws the whole country into chaos when the Swiss handle metres of the stuff without missing a beat . |
| 9 | It should be noted , however , that a few papers do still contain real rag content , as is explained in the table . |
| 10 | Although the Irish elk is no longer with us , just from the size of its horns we can be fairly certain that it was polygamous , and that a few males mated with most of the females . |
| 11 | Having seen the loan situation from both sides of the fence it is essential that a few rules are followed to keep the arrangement sweet . |
| 12 | For this writer it began when , shortly after stepping off the plane in Johannesburg , it became apparent that a few stitches sustained by the All Black winger Terry Wright in a training accident was deemed as worthy a front page news story as the continuous blood-letting in the Natal townships between rival ANC and Inkatha factions . |
| 13 | I suggest that a few moments here on deck will suffice . ’ |
| 14 | It was hard to believe that a few moments earlier he 'd aroused that snake-pit of desire inside her . |
| 15 | But the sheer warmth and solace of the strong arms about her were so reassuring that a few moments later she drifted off into a much calmer and deeper sleep . |
| 16 | However , as early as the sixteenth century , we know from the fame already achieved by the wines of Aÿ that a few winemakers had begun to experiment with wines made from white grape only . |
| 17 | You can hardly believe that a few stretchsuits and some nappies can possibly cost as much as they say , but nine months and a lot of shopping trips later , you will have been forced to accept that your new addition has managed to tip the scales severely in the debit direction . |
| 18 | To speed things up , Mr Gilchrist agrees that a few acquisitions may be needed . |
| 19 | ‘ I noticed that a few counties had decided on June 6 and I sent out a letter pointing out that the recommended date was the second Saturday in June . |
| 20 | At the same time , all forms of what would usually be considered popular music can in principle be disseminated by face-to-face methods ( for instance , in concerts ) rather than the mass media , and can be made available free , or even structured as collective participation , rather than sold as a commodity ; it is hard to believe that a few friends , jamming on ‘ Born in the USA ’ at a party , are not producing ‘ popular music ’ . |
| 21 | Out of his family 's travails he helped to make a fastness of domestic security — Cis , Ifor and the barricades of brothers , sisters , cousins , aunts , ever-open houses … out of the outwardly unpromising landscape of a war-battered , low-waged steel , coal and chapel culture he took a fine voice , musical knowledge , a skill in many sports , a love for learning : and he never forgot that a few shillings would and did make the difference between dignity and pity , poverty and decent comfort . |
| 22 | This means that each job is learned completely and thoroughly , but I could n't help thinking that a few musicians and/or luthiers at strategic points around the factory would n't go amiss — groundworkers who actually understand how a guitar works and who could spot problems from the playing perspective , rather than just the engineering view . |
| 23 | Without wishing to drown the explanation in cold water , I feel that a few sprinkles are needed to chill it down . |
| 24 | For some this proved too much and it was said that a few members of the group started to resemble the colour of our logo ! |
| 25 | We would readily accept that a few members of our profession have , on occasion , behaved deplorably . |
| 26 | Oh we did that a few times when the , the borders were closed with |
| 27 | Same as sex , you got ta try that a few times and then find out if you like it ! |
| 28 | Some would argue that a few predators would only increase the excitement of climbing and walking , and that we should reintroduce some extinct species among our hills and glens . |
| 29 | I merely wish to draw attention to the long chain of wrongly dated groups of pottery , each in turn dependent on the other , all the result of the false assumption that a few coins were contemporary with this deposit , whereas they were either residual or still in circulation , and in neither case have a relevance in establishing a terminus post quem . |
| 30 | It is even possible that a few councillors were sufficiently worried by the prospect for them to advocate a protectorate as a way of blocking Woodville pretensions . |