Example sentences of "be [num] [prep] [art] few [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 're one of the few in the ar in the county apparently . |
| 2 | This great canvas is one of the few of Rudolf 's collection to remain in Prague . |
| 3 | It is perhaps ironic that this tablet is one of the few on the market which can be interfaced with the Dragon computer as the company which makes it is the remnants of the firm which designed and built the Dragon . |
| 4 | Additionally , the cataloguer will be sure to make comparisons , which will be useful to the reader , for the format is one of the few in which a generous number of illustrations can be included . |
| 5 | Having been told by the gentleman at passenger enquiries that the Lowestoft train is one of the few in Britain to retain six-seater compartments , I am fully prepared to adopt my usual routine for such occasions ; I intend to rush on , secure an empty compartment , slide the door behind me , adopt the brazen-hussy-like pose of an Amsterdam whore in her front window ( tongue rolling out and knees wide apart , as I slouch across the upholstery ) , crook my index finger and beckon slowly at any commuters passing along the corridor outside who are considering invading my territory . |
| 6 | It is fair to say that the British obscenity test is one of the few in the world which attempts to focus specifically on the ‘ protection of health or morals . |
| 7 | I urge my hon. Friend to examine more carefully the health arrangements in many European Community countries , because Britain is one of the few in which a patient may visit a general practitioner and receive hospital treatment free of charge . |
| 8 | ‘ Rush was one of the few out there who did himself credit . |
| 9 | Stepping out on to grass she turned and knew that she was one of the few in all history and legend who could safely look a dragon in the eye . |
| 10 | But if I Saw Three Ships was in there because it was one of the few in six eight time . |
| 11 | The room was one of the few in the house spared by its former owner 's transforming zeal . |
| 12 | The group began its " Summer of Mercy " campaign on July 15 by mobilizing mass blockades of Wichita 's abortion clinics , one of which was one of the few in the USA to perform late-term abortions . |