Example sentences of "[verb] be fewer [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The invasion threats , which had seemed so immediate in 1948–49 , had subsided and there had been fewer incidents on the parallel . |
| 2 | His crooked smile was very much in evidence and Matey could have told her that since her arrival Dr Neil had been happier than she had seen him for a long time — there had been fewer backslidings towards the ‘ nasty whisky ’ since McAllister had appeared in his life to provide him with such rich amusement . |
| 3 | The waning of enthusiasm for higher education had begun several years before , but this was the first time there had been fewer applicants than places offered . |
| 4 | erm In that sense , whereas of course in the case of primary schools there 've been fewer resources but of course far fewer students . |
| 5 | But for most of the campaign , the 12th since the Republic began in 1945 , there have been fewer fireworks and more sober reflection . |