Sentence 2 is not impossible, but i agree with the newt: Do you want the amount written in words as in for a cheque? The word strings only few and only little can indeed be grammatically correct, as they are here:
Writing the currency first is probably considered old fashioned now, but is not impossible. We only had a little pie left in the fridge. = all we had left was a little pie; I was the sole beneficiary of my uncle's will.
I'm trying to say in english the following sentence: The criteria are the proven needs of the applicant and their academic calibre and all grants are offered on a needs basis. (a) the band is ready to start, only few people have arrived. (oxford university) providing assistance for mathematics students on a needs basis (academic paper) we take your privacy very seriously, so only secured administrative staff will be allowed access to your account on a 'needs' basis.
Perhaps these examples will help: 'thirteen thousand, five hundred and eight us. (b) that is the only little drum they have. Hi, let's say i work on monday, tuesday and wednesday in a city, and on thursday and friday in b city.
This is not a translation forum. Sólo me gustaría decirte que te echo de menos but i'm not sure about which one of these two sentences is more proper: Can you please explain why? A) i only would like to say you that i miss you b) i would only like to say you that i.
In general, 'unique' is not only 'only one' but also has connotations of being special, 'only' is purely factual and can be used in most cases and 'sole' is fairly formal or legalistic. Here only few is correct. 'only' can appear in various positions, and often appears earlier than its 'logical' position (it's not next to what it actually talks about). I work only on thursday and friday in b city.
I only work on thursday and friday in b city. Discussions in english about the english language. We had nothing else left. we had only a little pie left in the fridge. = we had only a little pie, but we might also have had some other products. 'only' can be used in a wide variety of positions, and doesn't always qualify the word/phrase it's next to.