Example sentences of "[num] of [art] few [noun pl] where " in BNC.
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| 1 | This can best be seen in the appointment of commissions to assess the subsidy on aliens granted in Edward IV 's last parliament , one of the few cases where the council took positive decisions about personnel rather than ( as with the sheriffs , for instance ) simply confirming Edward IV 's appointments . |
| 2 | They were never very significant , few are well-documented , and many are now abandoned , but they represent , in the old and densely occupied county of Somerset , one of the few cases where an area was colonised and settled . |
| 3 | This can best be seen in the appointment of commissions to assess the subsidy on aliens granted in Edward IV 's last parliament , one of the few cases where the council took positive decisions about personnel rather than ( as with the sheriffs , for instance ) simply confirming Edward IV 's appointments . |
| 4 | France , he adds , is one of the few countries where science and technology has a future . |
| 5 | In doing so it became one of the few countries where the brand has an active agency handling Guinness through the retail distribution system . |
| 6 | ‘ It was one of the few races where I 've been happy with my performance . |
| 7 | I paused at one of the few spots where a bright streak of light fell across the boards and , as she approached , said : ‘ Ah , Miss Kenton . ’ |
| 8 | Feeding and nutrition of horses is one of the few areas where independent specialist advice is quite difficult to find even though feeding is one of the most important aspects of horse management . |
| 9 | The predictions co-incided with a survey by the recruitment firm , Manpower , which shows that Scotland — along with the west of England , Yorkshire and Humberside — is one of the few areas where employers expect better job prospects in the spring . |
| 10 | For her it was one of the few instances where Susan was allowed to be anything other than a 15-year-old schoolgirl . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | and one of the few movies where he 's not going around shouting he was drinking , but he was n't shouting |
| 13 | Economists are warning that a prolonged strike in the industry — one of the few sectors where the US enjoys a positive trade balance — would have a serious impact on the American trade deficit . |
| 14 | It was also one of the few occasions where the singer 's sense of humour was enticed from the shell . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | That house was one of the few places where I preferred to be different from the others . |
| 17 | I think that soaps and crime series are two of the few arenas where moral questions are debated . |