Example sentences of "[prep] the few [noun pl] that [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I shall not , however , let my hon. Friend hold me back during the few minutes that I shall use to unbridle myself . |
| 2 | It was a perfect day of hot sun with a light following wind , one of the few times that we were able to sunbathe . |
| 3 | One of the few areas that we sell out on most match days , and there 's facilities for men and women and we actively develop these areas . |
| 4 | Spreadsheeting is one of the few applications that you can do with an old , low cost XT machine . |
| 5 | The pressure of population caused much less concern in the Welsh Border counties where there was still sufficient land available to allow poor immigrants to erect cottages on the wastes and to claim common rights to go with the few acres that they had cleared from the woods or the moors . |
| 6 | In the few minutes that he had been preparing dinner , the water drippng from his clothes had formed a pool round his feet . |
| 7 | My answer to the first part of his question is that in the few weeks that I have had my present portfolio , two or three times in public I have stated my firm belief that it is in the interests of the people of Northern Ireland , the police and the security forces — indeed , in the interests of all of us — that the law be applied even-handedly and that those responsible for applying the law should do so . |
| 8 | He did n't hesitate and say ‘ I 'll have to ask God about that ’ ; in the few seconds that it took her to express her need , Elisha knew what to say to her . |
| 9 | I talked utter rubbish for hours , and on the few occasions that I faltered Lorne would break in and take over until I had recovered my strength . |
| 10 | On the few occasions that he had gone down to The priory with the lad , his parents had treated him as one of the family . |