Example sentences of "[prep] [art] few [noun] [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By then , however , he was alienated by the Rump 's lukewarm attitude to religious and civil reform , and when Oliver Cromwell expelled it he was one of the few London aldermen who approved . |
| 2 | If you enjoy the sensation of being an integral part of the driving experience , with all that that entails , then this 911 is one of the few road cars which still has what it takes to excite you . |
| 3 | The hon. Lady is right — the tragedy is that Britain is one of the few member states which could have met the convergence conditions of the EMU almost immediately . |
| 4 | Whether it was to share his moment of regret at the passing of time , or to express disillusion with Parkin himself — she had made some comment in the car about how he was one of the few television reporters she knew and respected — Dexter did not know . |
| 5 | I once watched a television documentary about St Kilda , during which they interviewed some of the few people living who had been born and had spent their youth on the island . |
| 6 | From the controls of our very own Sherman and his partner Steve Dray , comes one of the few techno records I 've heard that has a real big city passion and a cinematic panorama to it . |
| 7 | Blake is one of the few techno artists who chooses to use his voice , and his semi-whispered seductions have earned him the title of ‘ The Prince Of Techno ’ . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | The over zealous activities of a few PR advisers who succumb to this should not be allowed to damn the profession as a whole , he said . |
| 10 | It might remind him of a few school episodes he will have made sure to forget . ’ |
| 11 | You can see that with the possible exception of a few dust samples there are no radiometric ages older than 4600 Ma , which is additional evidence for this being the age of formation of the planets . |
| 12 | I am nothing but a stomach of cheap tin , empty but for the clanking of a few tin cans which have been squashed by a gargantuan hand and thrown together . |
| 13 | You think you can be safe by getting rid of a few hippy revolutionaries you used to know ? |
| 14 | In a few minutes Tim we 're going to walk to the post office . |
| 15 | In a few days time we 'll be sitting him on top of a bonfire and standing around in the cold night while we light up the sky with loads of colour . |
| 16 | In a few seconds time he might be face to face with the man who had killed Daniel . |
| 17 | In a few months time we are hoping to start a lunch club in the hall on 2 or 3 days per week , providing a three course lunch for a very small cost . |
| 18 | It 's time we had ministers who will listen to Social Services and in a few months time we shall have them , a Labour Government . |
| 19 | well we ca n't go into the reasons for that but I said let's respect the reasons I said if that 's how you feel I said , you 're a man you you must make your own decisions I said probably in a few months time you 'll come |
| 20 | You can see in a Trivial Pursuit question in a few years time what 's the most commonly said three words ? |
| 21 | It 's safe to say that in a few years time they will be playing Las Vegas . ’ |
| 22 | I know it 's my fault she 's here , I suppose in a few years time I 'll wish I 'd been here , but now I want to be out enjoying myself . |
| 23 | Since the 1978 UN Conference on Health at Alma Ata it has become a universal wisdom that it is much more effective to build a primary health care network than to spend the same money on a few prestige hospitals which could only ever be used by an urban elite . |
| 24 | Richard and Laura were among the few boat owners who did not know this . |