Example sentences of "were [num] of [art] few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mice were one of the few things that Miss Fogerty could not endure . |
| 2 | ‘ The frets were one of the few things I actually bought for the guitar . |
| 3 | ‘ You 're right , Cleg , ’ Hari sipped the hot weak tea , enjoying every mouthful , the Jones family were one of the few families in Greenhill who could afford tea at all . |
| 4 | In the whole sorry saga , West Bromwich Albion were one of the few parties to emerge with dignity . |
| 5 | Here , in splendid isolation , emerged a tribe of Polynesians who were prepared to address problems such as this , and who moreover were one of the few peoples in the world to develop a system of writing . |
| 6 | So that I think has been the biggest , communication-wise , has been the biggest step forward in a more erm friendly and er happier sort of note we , we were one of the few brigades that started a band . |