Few
Few adjective - A quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number.
Very many
Both terms in one sentence
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Red October: A frantic Kerensky points out that there aren't very many Bolsheviks in Petrograd and that a few soldiers could crush them.
Source: Film / Nicholas and Alexandra -
Mythology Gag: There aren't very many direct references to the cartoon plots, but there are a few.
Source: Film / Space Jam -
The World God Only Knows doesn't have very many good ones yet, but there are a few very appropriate examples.
Source: Fanvid
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