Example sentences of "[prep] [art] few [noun pl] [to-vb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stoddard Templeton is one of the few companies to become a Registered Firm under this scheme . |
| 2 | He is one of the few artists to make a successful transition from music to movies . |
| 3 | BLCMP is one of the few OPACs to offer a classmark pivot . |
| 4 | According to figures made public in 1990 , it was one of the few republics to run a positive balance in its trade with other republics . |
| 5 | In July 1980 , AMES staged its first public demonstration , when the El Calvario church was occupied for a few hours to demand a reduction in the price of basic food stuffs . |
| 6 | I suppose it came into my room for a few minutes to see a book I 'd been telling him about , then he left and I hit the sack . |
| 7 | He left for a few years to manage a national school , independent of the British system , but returned to read law . |
| 8 | A British experiment in the first years of the twentieth century with commercial secretaries , diplomats detailed for a few years to make a special study of the trade of the area in which they were stationed , had little effect . |
| 9 | The second is a slick operator , who studies his victim 's habits for a few days to establish a safe crime time . |
| 10 | It turned out that she lived in some place called Romford and as she was due to take me back there the day after the funeral I had only been left with a few hours to make a decision . |
| 11 | So apart from a few minutes to snatch a bite to eat , he was seldom off the helm . |