Example sentences of "[pron] be one [prep] [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | After all , he reflected , I am one of the few people in the world who is n't worth blackmailing . |
| 2 | At any rate , I can say that I am one of the few people who saw T. S. Eliot with his trousers down . |
| 3 | Teresa Darrell is a most unhappy creature who lost her young husband shortly after their honeymoon , and I am one of the few people left who can remember and mourn him . ’ |
| 4 | I 'm one of the few people who can really claim to have gone with Noakes . ’ |
| 5 | I was one of the few ‘ non-official ’ witnesses at the inquiry into what I trust is the last colonial war that Britain will ever fight . |
| 6 | Knowing both men as well as I did , I was one of the few who did not think there would be any major friction between them — both men were far too smart for that-but I did think Niki would find himself struggling for a primacy which he had long taken for granted . |
| 7 | I was one of the few people who understood him . ’ |
| 8 | I was one of the few . |
| 9 | Many were shot in the back as they ran , and I was one of the few who reached the trench we had started from unhurt — alive , even . |
| 10 | Cos I had studied the chart to k know something about er and I I presume I was one of the few people in New York , who knew the damn thing was on 's Island you see . |
| 11 | He was pleased , proud that his was one of the few households with milk in winter , and apparently unruffled by the irony of its coming too late , when the calf was already more dead than alive . |
| 12 | This disillusionment among the young must be worrying for the Iranian regime , which is one of the few countries in the world with a minimum voting age of only 15 . |
| 13 | His meetings were arranged by the World Council of Churches which is one of the few non-government organisations represented in the country . |
| 14 | A marvellous stylistic contrast to the intricacy and sophistication of these magnificent Court carpets can be seen in the delightful Marby rug — named after the Swedish village in whose church it was found — which is one of the few remaining examples of the first Anatolian or Caucasian rugs to be brought into the West . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | The group began its " Summer of Mercy " campaign on July 15 by mobilizing mass blockades of Wichita 's abortion clinics , one of which was one of the few in the USA to perform late-term abortions . |
| 17 | Theirs was one of the few ale-only breweries in London at this time , most of the others producing huge amounts of porter for a voraciously thirsty market . |
| 18 | Stevenson himself was one of the few to speak out strenuously against the newly received wisdom — ‘ the idea that you can merchandize candidates like breakfast cereal ’ . |
| 19 | If you are one of the few forgetful members who have not renewed for 1986 , it is not too late — Hilda will be delighted to hear from you . |
| 20 | You 're one of the few who was aware of their existence . |
| 21 | If you were one of the few to risk the Queen Elizabeth Hall on Monday , you would have been able to find no information about the composers being played . |
| 22 | She gets on very well with my grandmother , in fact she 's one of the few young people she 'll actually listen to when — ’ |
| 23 | Lloyd describes her books as ‘ wonderful , moving stuff : she is one of the few authors to have made John Booth cry . ’ |
| 24 | These days she is one of the few top Tories who can still command respect in this country and has tremendous status abroad . |
| 25 | She is one of the few who has gained hope through the technique , known as the Ilizarov frame . |
| 26 | ‘ Vicky adores the dog and she is one of the few things she is interested in . |
| 27 | From Australia , former Woodworker editor , Peter Collenette sends a report on the Tasmanian furniture-maker , Alan Livermore , who is one of the few designer-makers to have his designs made in factories and in his own workshop . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | She was one of the few members of the artistic community who admitted to religious observance . |
| 30 | She was one of the few people in the world who genuinely found Henry funny . |