English example sentences with "few"

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If I wanted to scare you, I would tell you what I dreamt about a few weeks ago.
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It took me more than two hours to translate a few pages of English.
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Will you listen to me for a few minutes?
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You will find it stated a few pages further on.
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You have only to read a few pages of this book.
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You must keep quiet for a few days.
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You'll be able to drive a car in a few days.
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Your composition is very good, and it has few mistakes.
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Your composition is perfect except for a few mistakes.
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There are few mistakes in your composition.
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Your composition has a few mistakes.
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There are few high-ranking positions left open for you.
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Air quality has deteriorated these past few years.
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I want a few empty glasses.
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Few rich men own their own property.
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Little money, few friends.
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Modern travel enables us to go around the world in a few days.
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Few people visit me these days.
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Bridges are burning and chances are few.
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There were few students left in the classroom.
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There were few children in the classroom.
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There were few students remaining in the classroom.
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On behalf of my classmates, let me say a few words of thanks to you.
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Can you extend your holiday by a few days?
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It is sad that so few people give money to help the hungry.
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Can you spare me a few minutes of your valuable time?
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The rules must be few, and what is more important, simple.
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The rules must be few and, more importantly, simple.
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It was a pleasant day, but there were few people in the park.
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It took him only a few minutes to realize his mistakes.
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The doctor emphasized that the patient had only a few days.
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Few people, if any, could survive a nuclear war.
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Few people can speak a foreign language perfectly.
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Ladies and gentlemen, please allow me to say a few words of welcome.
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There were few people on the beach.
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Few people attended the meeting.
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Only a few people showed up on time for the meeting.
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We own a few hundred acres between the three of us.
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Few flowers develop into fruit.
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May I take a few days off to visit my family?
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I'd send my kid out on his own for a while if I were you. A few hard knocks at this point might do him some good.
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You might have to eat those words a few years from now.
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Few people are free of care.
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Few things give us as much pleasure as music.
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There are a few yachts on the calm sea.
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They have few earthquakes in England.
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Few were at the seaside because it was raining.
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I only hope that the rain holds off for a few hours more.
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A really perceptive person can figure out a whole situation with just a few clues. That's the kind of person I want you to become.
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I left off work for a few hours to see the doctor.
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We must make the best we can of the few natural resources we have.
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We all try hard to make the grade in life, but only a few succeed.
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A few words may betray a man's true character.
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In London, quite a few musicals and plays are presented at the theaters every night.
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The candle flickered a few times and then went out.
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There are a few apples on the tree, aren't there?
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Few students can read Latin.
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We must wait for a few weeks to see the lilacs.
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Yachts are for the wealthy few.
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If your essay is on the short side, you can always pad it out with a few quotations.
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Before going home, I have a few drinks to relax.
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Thousands of lives will be at stake if emergency food does not arrive there within a few days.
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If you will excuse me for a few minutes, I'd like to make a call.
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You will be able to speak fluent English in another few months.
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I have been reading this for a few hours.
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Could you give me a few more minutes?
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I'm sure that family is familiar with Japanese tastes in food. They've hosted quite a few Japanese exchange students.
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A few minutes more, and I'll be ready.
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You have only to read a few more pages.
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There are a few books, but they have some misprints.
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Apart from a few mistakes, your composition was excellent.
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At the beginning of a marathon race, scores of runners start, but only a few finish and just one takes the cake.
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We will take off in a few minutes.
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In a few minutes we'll be landing at New Tokyo International Airport.
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Mountain bike racing has caught on with young Japanese in the past few years.
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Mike said a few words by way of suggestion.
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Mike has a few friends in Florida.
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Only a few students understood the matter.
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Only a few people understood me.
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Only a few people listened to him.
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It's only a short way, so you can walk there in a few minutes.
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It only takes a few minutes.
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Only a few members turned up at the meeting.
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Mr White made a few comments on my speech.
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Bob gave Tina almost all the stamps he had collected, and kept only a few for himself.
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Few of the trippers called in at the ghost town of New York.
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In most Japanese companies, only a few executives have a room to themselves.
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Few people know each other well.
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Few people know that Mr. Itsumi is from Kansai.
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Few people know about the plan.
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Bill had always been a quiet, home-loving man, but after a few months in the job, his personality changed.
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May I ask a few more questions about that point? It's a little obscure.
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We have few opportunities to speak German.
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That is to say, they had a few hundred pounds, with which they had intended to buy a house as soon as they arrived.
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It's a good paper, apart from a few spelling mistakes.
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Would you mind waiting a few minutes?
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What has become of the book I put here a few minutes ago?
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Can you spare me a few minutes?
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Let me say a few words by way of apology.
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Can I borrow your pen for a few minutes?
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Everyone seems to have a bone to pick with someone, but only a few people can be philosophical about it.
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