Example sentences of "his few " in BNC.
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| 1 | With his few belongings it was home to him wherever he went . |
| 2 | For instance , she helped by letter a Lancashire mill lad seeking advice on the use of his few square feet of soil ( it seems to have been an attic window box in Rochdale ) and followed this up with a postal package of plants , bulbs , and pebbles to complete his project . |
| 3 | Gen Noriega and his few remaining allies would be hard-pressed to argue against the US invasion in an international legal body such as the UN , the experts said , because he declared last weekend that his forces were in ‘ a state of war ’ with the US . |
| 4 | However , Podhajsky 's book is very much concerned with technique , and his few references to understanding the mind of the horse — such as the importance of not hurting or frightening a young horse , and the value of using the horse 's herd instinct during its initial training — are virtually swamped by details of the art of correct riding . |
| 5 | Boyd says that Scandal , the film about the Profumo affair ( one of his few ideas which did materialise ) has ‘ not yet shown any profits ’ . |
| 6 | In one of his few appearances for the junior teams at Preston somebody threw the ball at him and said : ‘ You play soccer , you have a go . ’ |
| 7 | The old man 's come out — probably the old lady first with a bundle , and the old man 'd come out with his few possessions in a red handkerchief tied up . |
| 8 | He had no office in his old college , but inhabited an office on sufferance , for his few hours ' part-time teaching . |
| 9 | He suddenly laughed wheezily , his few teeth gleaming blue in the moonlight . |
| 10 | When his few days at Culbone were over , Coleridge descended again into the prosaic lowland world , and by 14 October was home at Lime Street , gloomy and impoverished . |
| 11 | Playing one of his few games in goal for Scotland , the Perth-born keeper , rolled the ball out to the experienced Manchester City fullback Willie Donachie ; with a shot of slide-rule perfection , Donachie lobbed the stranded Blyth , scoring a perfect own goal which gave Wales a fortunate draw . |
| 12 | The first of these was rather spooky for there was little activity as Mr. Naish , a man in his sixties did all the work , baked the bread , then delivered this in a large wicker basket to his few remaining customers . |
| 13 | In Green 's Tourist 's New Guide 1819 , p.4. he says ‘ The writer was encouraged to the pursuit of painting by Mr. West , but why he knows not , his few sketches were humble , his mind untutored , and he knew none of the requisite theories , but geometry , perspective and architecture ’ . |
| 14 | In an hour he was ready , his map taped to the gas tank , his few possessions strapped on the seat behind him . |
| 15 | He put his few clothes in a neat pile on the bed and then looked round for something in which to carry them . |
| 16 | David Thomson felt that , ‘ Hoffman seemed at a loss … in one of his few concessions to the big-salary syndrome . ’ |
| 17 | His few short visits to the village caused great excitement . |
| 18 | One of his few good friends is player John Emburey and he is also close to England manager Keith Fletcher . |
| 19 | There are countless stories about his enthusiasm for trains , from his few moments on the footplate of the Flying Scotsman to David Tweedie 's interview for a job at TMcL largely spent in discussing a mutual interest in the LNER . |
| 20 | He had n't meant any harm but his few words had set her against him . |
| 21 | He had sat in front of her , in the square little room which was used as a study , as if he were the suppliant , and had seen her sharp little eyes , black as currants , move round the room , noting the gaps in the shelves where Father Kendrick 's leatherbound volumes had been stacked , the meagre rug in front of the gas fire , his few prints stacked against the wall . |
| 22 | In a year or two he should have a decent sized flock — of course he 's not normally down here this early , he only has a bit of a stable down here that he rents for the summer along with his few acres of grass and his bit of land for cultivation . |
| 23 | The Buddhists believe that the print was made by Buddha during one of his few personal appearances . |
| 24 | Most of his few surviving altarpieces and other religious paintings are preserved in the Hamburger Kunsthalle , which is also the centre for the study of the master . |
| 25 | He had never been allowed to mix properly with women and his few lady friends were discouraged by his mother and not made welcome in the Bradley home . |
| 26 | This news was passed to his people , who burned his few possessions and redistributed his livestock . |
| 27 | Compromises with his few but firmly held prejudices were only made when to hold out meant risking something irreplaceable . |
| 28 | The older man smiled widely , showing off his few but sound teeth . |
| 29 | And he began to tell me yet again ( I liked to hear , though — I loved theatre tales ) of his early days , his few triumphs . |
| 30 | Then all the young gentlemen came up to him and shook both his hands very hard , especially the hand which held his few possessions . |