Example sentences of "[noun sg] [was/were] one [prep] [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Brailsford was one of the few popular frontists prepared to go the whole hog and accept this . |
| 2 | The Worksop trainer was one of the few who missed seeing the gelding , bought with another yearling for £3,250 , pull six lengths clear . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The nationalisation of iron and steel-making was one of the few ‘ socialist ’ measures remaining on the party 's agenda . |
| 5 | The room was one of the few in the house spared by its former owner 's transforming zeal . |
| 6 | It is fair to point our that training and education were one of the few positive points that the right hon. and learned Member for Monklands , East ( Mr. Smith ) made . |
| 7 | Neil Back was one of the few stars to emerge from the England ‘ B ’ tour to New Zealand . |
| 8 | For the very poorest the station was one of the few places where they could encounter the better-off , and attempt some income redistribution by the provision of services like newspaper-selling , boot-blacking , hawking , or simply begging . |
| 9 | Duroc had barely heard of the Ancient Adversary , but he knew this entity was one of the few Great Unseen Powers that stood in opposition to the Dark Ones , the extra-dimensional masters to whom Nguyen Seth had dedicated his long life . |
| 10 | Zaria was one of the few people who could control her when she had the moods . ’ |
| 11 | Platinum was one of the few I came across that allowed you to have any more . ’ |
| 12 | Community theatre was one of the few forms of communication which managed to flourish under President Stroessner 's dictatorship in Paraguay . |
| 13 | The proportion of the workforce covered by medical records ( the source of our data ) is probably greater than on most sites because a visit to the medical centre was one of the few legitimate reasons for breaking off work , so often made irksome by harsh weather . |
| 14 | Their skills and courage were well tested under South Africa 's apartheid regime , when the Christian Church was one of the few groups that managed to get their voices heard . |
| 15 | Their skills and courage were well tested under South Africa 's apartheid regime , when the Christian Church was one of the few groups that managed to get their voices heard . |
| 16 | As a result , Antarctic science was one of the few research disciplines to receive a significant funding boost in the 1980s . |
| 17 | Mr Thomas said the Co-op Bank was one of the few to cut its charge for bad debts , which fell from £47.7 million to £42.8 million in the year to 9 January , while profits before debt provisions leapt 26 per cent to £52.7 million . |
| 18 | Stylistic analysis was one of the few tasks for which such statistical information was deemed appropriate [ Ellegard , 1962 ] . |
| 19 | Of course , sermon-tasting was one of the few traits shared by all church-going Victorians . |
| 20 | Soldier of Fortune was one of the few who published my pictures ; I had a cover . |
| 21 | The skin was one of the few aspects of himself he had passed on to Sylvia , his bonny young daughter . |
| 22 | Christian was one of the few killed in the capture of Rangoon , which had come about more quickly than most of us expected . |
| 23 | ‘ 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 . |
| 24 | Welsh House was one of the few buildings to survive the Great Fire . |
| 25 | That house was one of the few places where I preferred to be different from the others . |
| 26 | Despite Romanian support for the Emperor Bokassa , the Central African Empire was one of the few African states which the Ceauşescus failed to visit . |
| 27 | The Juventus player 's display was one of the few bright spots as England made heavy work of beating a San Marino side made up mainly of part-time players , including postmen , bus drivers and newsagents . |
| 28 | To scoffs of disbelief from some delegates , he asserted that , where managed safely and sensibly , nuclear power was one of the few energy sources which did not pollute the atmosphere . |
| 29 | Rev. Dr. Ian Paisley of the Democratic Unionist Party was one of the few persons keen to help . |