Example sentences of "with few [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | receiving secondary education was checked by the presence of a divisive system of private education with few parallels in other countries . |
| 2 | The surrounding volcanic cones are gently sloping with few gullies to the south , but increasingly steep and heavily gullied towards the north . |
| 3 | While some checklists may simply identify a list of ‘ useful linguistic skills ’ which may serve as a selection menu with few constraints on the sequence in which separate items are taught , those which are based on a developmental sequence place strong constraints on the selection of teaching objectives . |
| 4 | A wealthy lifestyle is likely to be reflected in a site yielding many finds of high quality ; sites with few finds of a consistently poor quality suggest a relatively low standard of living . |
| 5 | It is a piece with few reasons to be a film , and mercifully few pretensions to cinematic status . |
| 6 | He speaks softly and very reflectively , with few flights of passion . |
| 7 | The genus as a whole shares its virtuous qualities with few others in the marine aquarium hobby . |
| 8 | It also seems that it might be helpful if teachers were aware of those among their pupils with particularly unsupportive home lives , that is , with few sources outside school from which they might derive a sense of their own value . |
| 9 | Macao 's economy has weathered the turmoil in China with few signs of damage . |
| 10 | The sandhills of Squires Gate Lane with few signs of civilisation , although the scrolled bracket poles lend a touch of elegance . |
| 11 | Despite a week of little rain the crystalline waters flowed well with plenty of power over countless drops , grade II–III to start , through rolling unspoilt countryside with few signs of habitation . |
| 12 | Carter entered office on a wave of enthusiasm , yet with few signs of a clear policy . |
| 13 | In a country the size of Zambia , with few telephones in rural areas and few reporters based anywhere outside the few major towns , it is impossible to check such a story speedily . |
| 14 | The Chart parser thus fulfills the architectural requirements outlined above and , in addition , reflects the paring down of the graph-searching task to its barest requirements with few restrictions on how the graph should be constructed and explored . |
| 15 | The panel is not cut down though it may have had an adjoining predella and lunette with few areas of paint loss , and the intensity of the original pigments preserved . |
| 16 | The conditions for a girl friendly school may be more difficult to bring about , for it would seem that teachers must be openly and visibly concerned about equality before pupils will change their choices ; schools with traditional norms , limited or formal communication channels , and with few women in senior positions will be much slower to adapt to changed female expectations . |
| 17 | Groups with few functions of this kind ( such as technicians , scientists , teachers or many professionals ) are distinguished as potential allies of the working class in promoting socialism . |
| 18 | Girls with few friends in childhood report more abuse , though this may be an effect of abuse and not a risk factor . |
| 19 | When he died , after their long absences abroad , she was left with few friends in England . |
| 20 | Much of the structure survives with few alterations in its appearance since then . |
| 21 | Sarah came through the first week of marriage with few hopes of real happiness , though she was pleased enough with her elevated circumstances . |
| 22 | it was the one I used to and meet , mess about with few cracks with us . |
| 23 | Dundee is an area of high unemployment , with few jobs to be had . |
| 24 | The greater part of Somerset House consists of small rooms off corridors , with few interiors of spectacular interest . |
| 25 | transition to turbulence is often inherently different from transition to chaos in simple systems ( i.e. systems with few degrees of freedom are not a good guide to those with very many ) |
| 26 | Born n 1939 he lived in Sighthill , an estate on the city fringe with few facilities for anything but basic living . |
| 27 | Those sympathetic to industrial and agricultural interests seek a ‘ hands off ’ policy , with few impediments to productivity . |
| 28 | Some urban estates , partly as a result of allocation policies , are effectively one-class areas with few examples of success , clearly labelled by their architecture and appearance is distinct from the rest of society . |
| 29 | However , in terms of provenance it is also relatable to the development of the residual lozenge patterns which possess " L " shapes around a central , square panel ; like the latter , the distribution of the quincunx arrangements is predominantly eastern , with few examples in the West Country . |
| 30 | The mixed-farming central area differed from the north-west corner mainly in having rather fewer poor , even on the prime wheatlands of Chelmsford and Ongar hundreds , but , with few men of the richest sort , average wealth was lower , especially towards the north . |