Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [art] few [noun pl] [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | Then , after going on like that for a few minutes he took my hand and said , ‘ Faith you were absolutely rubbish ! ’ with that famous dead-pan expression . |
2 | We sat on a tree that had been felled and ate some very tasty ham sandwiches -one of the few picnics I have ever been to . |
3 | ‘ You managed to organize all this in the few minutes I was out there ? |
4 | ‘ I ca n't say as much for the few farmers I 've met — always with the exception of Mr Jarvis , of course . |
5 | Business had been good in the few weeks she had been in charge , but she was astute enough to realise that many of the customers had been coming to the club simply to see her . |
6 | Of course , these are not the abilities which we pride ourselves upon , and we are much more likely to be impressed by the few things which computers do well which we do badly . |
7 | Don Cameron was Head of Talks , and I was usually in charge of his visit , which kept me busy for the few days he would be with us , twice a year . |
8 | There were many people about working at the common land between the walls , and more than a few seated outside the few inns they passed . |
9 | They just do n't like to get involved in something which is ongoing for a few weeks you know . |
10 | Holland is one of the few countries which practices a hotel grading system ranging from 1 to 5 stars . |
11 | But one of the few countries he has not designed for is his homeland Hungary . |
12 | According to Fidelity — one of the few companies which is to date offering these funds — the yield on its Tax Free Income Plan ( a unit trust comprising 51 per cent equities and 49 per cent bonds ) will fall from about 6 per cent now to 5.75 per cent after 5 April . |
13 | ( One of the few times we missed out was with a 200lb sturgeon caught in the North Sea . |
14 | And er we , one of the few times my dad came to Foundry Lane he I got a book , I think it were called Tiger Tim and , on the back they gave a model that you cut out with scissors and pu |
15 | In fact , it was one of the few times I had seen him act in a civil way towards his stepmother . |
16 | One of the few times you will find big bream in waters which do not match up to the points I have mentioned is when they are the result of a recent stocking operation . |
17 | It was one of the few times he did n't get up and down from trouble , and that put us level . |
18 | Even Graham , one of the few members who had left home and lived in a flat , would be helping in the campaign , although he would not be voting Conservative , so much did he dislike the personality and politics of the local MP . |
19 | It is one of the few sites which illustrate the many phases of castle building in Britain . |
20 | And rather alarmingly in a third , she lay flat on the balustrade of the gallery with one leg pointing towards a portrait of the Duke of Wellington who , with Lord Palmerston , was one of the few statesmen whose private life had been sufficiently scandalous to qualify him to be a ffeatherstonehaugh hero . |
21 | It is believed to be one of the few parasites which has become free-living . |
22 | He knew I worked with Malcolm because he was one of the few teachers I could have a conversation with about something more than homework or football . |
23 | British Telecommunications Plc said yesterday it plans to start selling satellite dishes and receivers by Christmas , making the move since it is one of the few activities it is allowed to pursue in the entertainment arena : ‘ We see it as a very important part of our wish to be part of the converging area of telephony , entertainment and computers , ’ the company told Reuter ; the company will reportedly source the equipment from two unidentified UK companies , in a move that is a significant threat to Amstrad Plc , whose shares fell tuppence to 31p . |
24 | She compromised with one of the few dresses she 'd brought with her — a simple navy cotton in a button-through style , with short sleeves , a deep square neck and a full skirt . |
25 | We charge the highest rate in the country for issuing fire certificates which is one of the few things which we 're actually allowed to charge , and we charge more than virtually any other authority in this country . |
26 | One of the few things we do n't know , though , are their slogans . |
27 | Well I would n't worry too much about cramming it all together tightly because it 's erm one of the few things we 've still got a budget for is photocopying student questionnaires so you m you know , you might as well take advantage of that , it does n't erm it does n't cost you anything and the actual difference it makes to the university and to erm world resources is very slight indeed I think |
28 | ONE OF the few things you can do more efficiently in an aircraft than anywhere else is get drunk . |
29 | ‘ The frets were one of the few things I actually bought for the guitar . |
30 | Er , one of the paradoxes of the modern era as er , pointed out by Tom Peters , not by me , one of the few things I do not claim original thought on , erm , is , is that it 's not that we , people think that we do n't have enough information at our fingertips and are constantly striving to gather more and more , the opposite is actually true . |