Example sentences of "been one of [art] few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could look back on that time with a great deal of fondness ; it had been one of the few times in her life when she had been truly free — there had been no one , neither family , friends nor employer — to make demands on her . |
| 2 | Hackney-born Ehiogu , who has won seven Under-21 caps , has been one of the few successes in a disappointing England side this season . |
| 3 | Moreover , because of the first-past-the-post electoral system and the predominantly two-party system , it has been one of the few parties of the left able to form a government on its own . |
| 4 | It had been one of the few mistakes Gould had ever made . |
| 5 | Many mothers were upset because they feared for the safety of their children — and because , for numerous women , control over young people had been one of the few ways to exercise power in society . |
| 6 | Apart from a cinema , there were no real forms of entertainment ; mixing with Servicemen 's wives would have been one of the few ways of passing the days . |