Example sentences of "[art] few [noun] [pron] " 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 | It is believed to be one of the few parasites which has become free-living . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Furthermore , this is one of the few studies which gives an account of the feelings after the task was completed . |
| 5 | The few studies which found some relationship had to resort to extensive and differing lag structures , using interest rates which hardly reflected the rates most companies have to pay for borrowing . |
| 6 | So he sat still and let her talk , murmuring answers to the few questions she asked him , trying to memorize details that might be important . |
| 7 | Apart from the few noises I made on the path , all I could hear was the very occasional and distant roar of heavy trucks on the road through town . |
| 8 | It did n't take her long to pack the few clothes she would need , even though her mind was far away in the past . |
| 9 | Ruth unpacked the few clothes she had brought with her and hung them up in the wardrobe in the dressing-room then she plugged in her hairdrier and blow-dried her hair in front of the dressing-table mirror . |
| 10 | I put away the few clothes I had brought , together with photos of Mother and Father , and another one — a head and shoulders portrait of Clare , looking happy and unconcerned about her legs . |
| 11 | She also sewed clothes for toys and puppets , tiny dresses and jackets for anthropomorphic bears and monkeys and robes and mantles in silks and velvets for the few puppets they sold in the shop and gowns and breeches for the tall puppets who performed in the theatre . |
| 12 | The chronology of the decline of the gold content ( % au ) can be established by analysing the few coins which bear the names of kings ( listed above ) and so can be dated . |
| 13 | " Dr Dunstaple , please ! " protested the Magistrate , who was one of the few cantonment-dwellers who had never experienced any affection for Dr Dunstaple . |
| 14 | He was never at ease in large company but preferred the few friends he made through his education at Eton and Cambridge . |
| 15 | Some people did expect an awful lot from those youngsters for the few shillings they paid them . |
| 16 | The weakness in passenger traffic , which fell 8 p.c last year , and operating losses have not prevented the airline from launching the most successful expansion programme among European airlines so far , in a bid to be among the few groups which are expected to survive deregulation over the next few years . |
| 17 | The few females there are in senior management seem to endorse this . |
| 18 | The few tenants who are searching for short-term leases are now able to negotiate break clauses in leases for new buildings . |
| 19 | One younger Welsh hill farmer used to go up ‘ to help his father in evenings with the few cattle they had ’ , but afterwards at supper the older man expected the grandchildren to keep silent , and if they spoke ‘ he 'd look at us fiercely . ’ |
| 20 | Holland is one of the few countries which practices a hotel grading system ranging from 1 to 5 stars . |
| 21 | But one of the few countries he has not designed for is his homeland Hungary . |
| 22 | One of the few things we do n't know , though , are their slogans . |
| 23 | Well I would n't worry too much about cramming it all together tightly because it 's erm one of the few things we 've still got a budget for is photocopying student questionnaires so you m you know , you might as well take advantage of that , it does n't erm it does n't cost you anything and the actual difference it makes to the university and to erm world resources is very slight indeed I think |
| 24 | And then of course , when she came into the village to buy the few things they need — it is astonishing how modest Mr Swinton 's needs seem to be , she hardly buys any comforts at all but I gather his man is an excellent gardener and they keep a pig for bacon — ’ |
| 25 | Her world had shrunk to the few things which still had interest for her . |
| 26 | Paying off the debt meant cutting consumption at home of the few things which were imported and almost anything which might be exported . |
| 27 | Of course , these are not the abilities which we pride ourselves upon , and we are much more likely to be impressed by the few things which computers do well which we do badly . |
| 28 | We charge the highest rate in the country for issuing fire certificates which is one of the few things which we 're actually allowed to charge , and we charge more than virtually any other authority in this country . |
| 29 | ‘ If you wear that , ’ he said curtly , ‘ you 'll destroy one of the few things your father possessed . |
| 30 | One of the few things he could instantly recall from his own brief marriage was his wife 's grilling a kipper on a gridiron over the fire . |