Example sentences of "[adj] of few " in BNC.
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| 1 | His scale of values was that of few men , and it is hard to point to any of his successors who carried on his work . |
| 2 | The revenues from North sea oil and privatisations helped this Government to restore public finances to the kind of good shape that those of few other countries are in . |
| 3 | She was one of few women to comment on Ashdown the hunk : ‘ I prefer the darker type , you know , with smouldering eyes . ’ |
| 4 | One of few optimists is Sir Lawrie Barratt , who claims pent-up demand after years of inertia will lead to a housing recovery this year , starting in the South East . |
| 5 | Daley 's 66th-minute decider was one of few moments of excitement though , once in front , Villa could easily have sealed their victory with two more goals in the ensuing five minutes . |
| 6 | The glass cone at Lemington , although incomplete , is one of few such survivals in Britain , and particularly in the region where the Venerable Bede tells us that French glassmakers were brought over to teach the ‘ English nation their handicraft ’ , which had been lost here after the departure of the Romans . |
| 7 | The type is one of few aeroplanes which can be adapted for those with any form of physical handicap , which would otherwise preclude them from captaining a ‘ normal ’ aircraft . |
| 8 | She must be one of few with quite so many homes and such inordinate financial reserves . |
| 9 | Oxfordshire is one of few counties in the south-east in which we have a surplus of holes in the ground and so Oxfordshire is one of those counties that has to help London out . |