Example sentences of "she [was/were] one [prep] [art] few " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 She was one of the few members of the artistic community who admitted to religious observance .
3 She was one of the few people in the world who genuinely found Henry funny .
4 She was one of the few .
5 She was one of the few women Charles regarded as an equal , ’ one who witnessed their early meetings recalled .
6 It was also humbling to know her as she was one of the few colleagues to combine the life of a successful international singer with an equally successful marriage ( to the music teacher Paul Blissett ) .
7 She was one of the few people who had no fear of him , even her Chief Constable would be shocked if he heard the way she argued with him sometimes .
8 In the last years she was one of the few people to visit her in her room .
9 She was one of the few self-made women in Britain .
10 She was one of the few people in Iran who dared speak her mind to him ( perhaps the sole person ) , but what was on her mind was not to everyone 's liking .
11 She was one of the few people who rose early in the morning to greet him on his release from prison in 1897 .
12 She was one of the few who possessed it .
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