Example sentences of "had been few " in BNC.
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| 1 | There had been few expectations that the Chancellor would announce a significant change of course , but disappointment that Mr Lawson said nothing new on monetary policy sent sterling 0.50 pfennigs lower to close at DM2.9562 . |
| 2 | Letters from the States had been few and far between of late , although money from Sean still came from time to time . |
| 3 | But they had been few in number . |
| 4 | The Catch 22 problem was that for several years there had been few big headlines about fusion as no dramatic breakthroughs had been occurring . |
| 5 | Barbara , whose previous experiences in that line had been few but enjoyable , remembered with guilty nostalgia the handful of nights she had spent with the managing director at the Royal Albion in Brighton . |
| 6 | Her pack slapped against her back as she jumped down beside Defries , reminding her that she was at last running out of supplies : there had been few explosives on the shuttle . |
| 7 | His sober , professional and dependable manner , as much as his editorial position , had put him on good terms with most managing directors of most record companies , but his contacts with Branson — while always cordial — had been few . |
| 8 | In parish churches , however , there was a long period of stagnation , although there were improvements in standards and taste , and until the time of Vatican II there had been few developments in the Liturgy and its music . |
| 9 | Mandru had been away on business for much of the time since Lucien had arrived , so performances had been few . |
| 10 | In 1940 and 1941 there had been few links between Free France and the clandestine movements in France . |