Example sentences of "[prep] [art] few [prep] [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Stepping out on to grass she turned and knew that she was one of the few in all history and legend who could safely look a dragon in the eye .
2 This is an arranged marriage , one of the few in many centuries for this family that has gone wrong . ’
3 The day was marred only slightly by the presence of a few of that fraternity who find out about all such events , spend the whole day taking photographs and video and contribute very little or nothing back into the hobby .
4 As a few of these modules may have started in a previous session , or may be expected to finish in a future session , some will count in statistics for more than one session .
5 D. Although jobs in light industry are increasing , with a few in each town , the region still has only a small proportion of its workers in manufacturing .
6 Whether you stand in a pristine lowland rainforest , beside a road or in an urban park , any casual glance towards the earth will quickly pick out ants , from a few to many individuals — and often from several species .
7 ‘ I 've been involved in a few of these things but I 've never seen anyone bring it up to the level he did — he turned it up a few notches . ’
8 They can be shown to range from sites entirely dependent upon the main road frontages , through those which developed a system of irregular internal streets and lanes , to the few with some form of organized street plan .
9 Now fill me in on a few of these files . ’
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