Example sentences of "one of [art] few british [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the few British birds studied in relation to acidification is the dipper , a small black and white bird which feeds on invertebrates along rivers . |
| 2 | Discovered at one of the LTA 's 3 Star Clubs at King George 's Comprehensive school , by the father of local professional coach Harvey Slater ( who now coaches the youngster ) , Joanne , who is about to leave school for a year of full time playing , is one of the few British juniors who has the ability to ‘ kick ’ and break from the pack . |
| 3 | The original Peninsular Steam Navigation Company was founded in 1837 with the award of an Admiralty contract to carry mails to the Iberian Peninsula ; it is one of the few British companies that operate under a Royal Charter — granted in 1840 . |
| 4 | Of course the show is designed to give him rocket-powered lift-off It must be one of the few British musicals to make one feel chauvinistically inclined to announce one 's origins . |
| 5 | Never one to believe in quick or facile solutions , he cared very much about the national welfare ; and as he was one of the few British writers whose word carried any weight with the authorities — in contrast to such authors as Priestley who carried more weight with the public through his remarkable war-time broadcasts — he gave the impression of a certain helplessness in face of government policy which appeared to lack resolution . |
| 6 | One of the few British medals at the last Olympics was in the Star two-man keelboat class , and our line-up for the 1992 Games in Barcelona is looking very strong in many of the ten different classes . |