Example sentences of "it [was/were] one [prep] [art] few " in BNC.
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1 | David had always liked Mott The Hoople and admired them , and I think it was one of the few really unselfish acts he did when , when they were on the verge of breaking up , he wrote them a song — ‘ All The Young Dudes ’ . |
2 | It was one of the few references to the former prime minister 's gender that I heard during the whole week of leadership crise . |
3 | It was one of the few times that the pulp glossy pop press produced journalism worth reading . |
4 | It was one of the few times he did n't get up and down from trouble , and that put us level . |
5 | It was one of the few cottages which housed a wireless . |
6 | ‘ It was one of the few races where I 've been happy with my performance . |
7 | In fact , it was one of the few times I had seen him act in a civil way towards his stepmother . |
8 | ‘ It was one of the few occasions in his life when he tried and failed . |
9 | For her it was one of the few instances where Susan was allowed to be anything other than a 15-year-old schoolgirl . |
10 | But if I Saw Three Ships was in there because it was one of the few in six eight time . |
11 | According to figures made public in 1990 , it was one of the few republics to run a positive balance in its trade with other republics . |
12 | It was one of the few bright moments in her hardworking life . |
13 | It was one of the few times in my life when I actually spoke the truth . |
14 | It was one of the few BBC radio shows which played to full houses . |
15 | ‘ It was one of the few bits of information we did manage to pick up on the grapevine . |
16 | Last year it was one of the few paint companies in the South American country to make a profit , although results were down on 1991 . |
17 | It was one of the few remaining to keep an old cinema organ until it closed a few years ago . |