Example sentences of "[is] one [prep] [art] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 31 | This hostelry has a county-wide following and is one of the few pubs in England that still has no bar and serves its wonderful beer straight from the barrels in the cellar . |
| 32 | It is one of the few pubs in London where the landlord and his staff have mastered the art of pulling a really good pint of bitter : one with a creamy head which lasts right down the glass . |
| 33 | Nevertheless he is one of the few batsmen available to South Africa who has a proven record of being able to put big hundreds together and this is a prime requirement for Test match cricket . |
| 34 | It is one of the few villages that has changed position over the years . |
| 35 | There have been some new houses built in the last few years , but Ottringham is one of the few villages in Holderness which has not seen large housing developments taking place . |
| 36 | German measles ( rubella ) is one of the few viruses that can infect the baby in the first 12 weeks . |
| 37 | ‘ The bottom line ’ , says one western ambassador , ‘ is that he is one of the few leaders on this continent who appears to care about his people and we therefore trust him to do the right thing . ’ |
| 38 | WALTER SMITH will take his injury-ravaged squad out to lunch today aware that , in the present , stricken climate at Ibrox , food poisoning is one of the few afflictions not to have hit his players before their European Champions League tie with FC Brugge on Wednesday , writes Hugh Keevins . |
| 39 | Birmingham is one of the few cities where any attempt at sensible provision has been made . |
| 40 | He is one of the few engineers or designers still at Browns Lane to have worked with Sir William Lyons , the company 's founder and whose principles still provide much of its inspiration . |
| 41 | Mr Johnston , who stood on a ‘ Save Our Townlands ’ ticket in the council elections of 1977 , said : ‘ It is one of the few powers which councils have left that they can enforce the format for local addresses . |
| 42 | Indeed rhinoceros horn is one of the few materials regarded as precious in the past not to appear inherently attractive to most modern observers . |
| 43 | The Secretary of State is one of the few Ministers for whom I have any respect . |
| 44 | He is one of the few writers whose books are read and loved by people in the East and the West . |
| 45 | With a turnover of about £250m , Virgin Records is one of the few independents left in the music business . |
| 46 | That decentralized state structures serve to reduce the scope of welfare state expansion and socialist incumbency is one of the few findings in the comparative public policy literature on which there is near unanimity ( Castles , 1985 , p. 120 ) . |
| 47 | Teaching is one of the few professions open to Salvadorean women and they are well aware of the difficulties that women must face if they wish to receive an education . |
| 48 | It is one of the few companies exposed to the full blast of petroleum revenue tax but , as a recent National Audit Office report showed , the whole offshore tax system is in a mess . |
| 49 | Headline is one of the few companies that has lost no staff during the recession — in fact it has taken more on . |
| 50 | Stoddard Templeton is one of the few companies to become a Registered Firm under this scheme . |
| 51 | Sucralose is one of the few products to come out of the Reading research labs that T&L felt it had the resources to develop through to the market . |
| 52 | Information is one of the few products which the West can sell to the Far East . |
| 53 | Relevant data are therefore difficult to identify and scenario building is one of the few approaches available . |
| 54 | ‘ A mirror , ’ Reynard repeats , realising this is one of the few times in his life he 's been surprised . |
| 55 | Boccia , pronounced botcha , is one of the few games that some cerebral palsy sufferers can play . |
| 56 | For instance bedrooms , much more use of bedrooms for actually living , particularly for children , although I think that is one of the few instances where you can discover class patterns if you like . |
| 57 | He is one of the few comedians who , when someone truthfully observes , ‘ I say , you 're sitting in a dustbin ’ , can make the classic reply , ‘ Oh , so I am ’ sound like an hilarious joke . ’ |
| 58 | He is one of the few artists to make a successful transition from music to movies . |
| 59 | Furthermore , this is one of the few studies which gives an account of the feelings after the task was completed . |
| 60 | Mr Smith , 53 , is one of the few members of Labour 's front-bench team with Cabinet experience . |