Example sentences of "of the few [noun pl] [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is called Macrae 's Monument and is one of the few things left in Ayrshire to remind us of a very remarkable man called James Macrae . |
| 2 | It 's one of the few herds left with no Canadian or American blood . |
| 3 | With a turnover of about £250m , Virgin Records is one of the few independents left in the music business . |
| 4 | It is one of the few companies exposed to the full blast of petroleum revenue tax but , as a recent National Audit Office report showed , the whole offshore tax system is in a mess . |
| 5 | And they even became one of the few luxuries allowed to monks . |
| 6 | This was one of the few liberties taken by the film 's editors , as no B–17 quite arrived that way on December 7 , but the shot was clearly too good not to include and it approximated to what had happened to a number of the actual B–17s which stumbled into the attack . |
| 7 | He became a sergeant and later , because of an act of suicidal braver , became one of the few men promoted from the ranks to become an officer . |
| 8 | The City is one of the few places left with the old London buses you can jump on and off . |
| 9 | Beginning with a small trial project in autumn , 1989 , Saddle Travel ( Tel : 0497 821356 ) have captured those seeking unescorted rides for the experienced , with mid-Wales probably one of the few places suited to what , in this crowded country at least , is , for obvious traffic reasons , a rare type of holiday . |
| 10 | Of course , sermon-tasting was one of the few traits shared by all church-going Victorians . |
| 11 | Peter Kellner of The Independent and Newsnight , one of the few journalists acknowledged as an expert by the pollsters , wrote : ‘ I owe readers an apology . |
| 12 | The range of humane and other qualities most admired is best illustrated by the contents of the few obituaries carried in its pages . |