Example sentences of "of the few [noun pl] [pers pn] [vb past] " in BNC.
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1 | While we 're on this question , one of the few things that er Theresa did n't say , although perhaps she might have said it when I was n't , I do n't think she did but one of the few things she did n't say is why Freud disapproved of the typical kind of dream book you find in any book shop . |
2 | ( One of the few times we missed out was with a 200lb sturgeon caught in the North Sea . |
3 | In fact , it was one of the few times I had seen him act in a civil way towards his stepmother . |
4 | It was one of the few times he did n't get up and down from trouble , and that put us level . |
5 | She compromised with one of the few dresses she 'd brought with her — a simple navy cotton in a button-through style , with short sleeves , a deep square neck and a full skirt . |
6 | At 18 , Couples hooked his drive out of bounds , one of the few mistakes he made on a day that turned cold and windy by the time the five-hour 25-minute round had ended . |
7 | As he took it their fingers met , invoking so vivid a memory of the few seconds she had spent in his arms that she jerked away , spilling coffee into the saucer . |