Example sentences of "[was/were] one [prep] the few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mice were one of the few things that Miss Fogerty could not endure . |
| 2 | ‘ The frets were one of the few things I actually bought for the guitar . |
| 3 | ‘ You 're right , Cleg , ’ Hari sipped the hot weak tea , enjoying every mouthful , the Jones family were one of the few families in Greenhill who could afford tea at all . |
| 4 | In the whole sorry saga , West Bromwich Albion were one of the few parties to emerge with dignity . |
| 5 | Here , in splendid isolation , emerged a tribe of Polynesians who were prepared to address problems such as this , and who moreover were one of the few peoples in the world to develop a system of writing . |
| 6 | So that I think has been the biggest , communication-wise , has been the biggest step forward in a more erm friendly and er happier sort of note we , we were one of the few brigades that started a band . |
| 7 | ‘ It was one of the few races where I 've been happy with my performance . |
| 8 | Critics noticed that he was one of the few artists genuinely enthusiastic about new talent . |
| 9 | The founder of Serbian expressionism was one of the few artists who worked and thought alongside the European art movements of the beginning of the century . |
| 10 | In a country where the media is state controlled and acts as a mouthpiece for the Party , putting up posters was one of the few forms of communication and free expression . |
| 11 | Community theatre was one of the few forms of communication which managed to flourish under President Stroessner 's dictatorship in Paraguay . |
| 12 | As it fell out he was one of the few successes at Selhurst Park at a particularly difficult time for the Palace club . |
| 13 | In addition , while Tony Adams played well against Norway , Keown 's availability will be welcomed as he was one of the few successes in the European Champion-ships . |
| 14 | Compact and composed full-back who made a superb debut against New Zealand in August , Theo was one of the few successes against Australia . |
| 15 | This was one of the few liberties taken by the film 's editors , as no B–17 quite arrived that way on December 7 , but the shot was clearly too good not to include and it approximated to what had happened to a number of the actual B–17s which stumbled into the attack . |
| 16 | It was one of the few cottages which housed a wireless . |
| 17 | Anderson was one of the few members of the British colonial administration who , remaining in Africa after British colonialism retreated , made a successful transition to serving the independent governments of the continent . |
| 18 | She was one of the few members of the artistic community who admitted to religious observance . |
| 19 | It was one of the few times that the pulp glossy pop press produced journalism worth reading . |
| 20 | It was one of the few times he did n't get up and down from trouble , and that put us level . |
| 21 | In fact , it was one of the few times I had seen him act in a civil way towards his stepmother . |
| 22 | It was one of the few times in my life when I actually spoke the truth . |
| 23 | Rev. Dr. Ian Paisley of the Democratic Unionist Party was one of the few persons keen to help . |
| 24 | Livée played the spinet and was one of the few women in France to have mastered the analytical geometry of René Descartes . |
| 25 | ‘ She was one of the few women Charles regarded as an equal , ’ one who witnessed their early meetings recalled . |
| 26 | This was one of the few houses to escape destruction in the Great Fire . |
| 27 | He did have er when he opened , of course , he was one of the few houses to have in Lancaster to have Boddy did n't they ? |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | ‘ It was one of the few bits of information we did manage to pick up on the grapevine . |
| 30 | The silver-haired Dubcek was one of the few figures of authority in Slovakia . |