Example sentences of "was [adj] [prep] [art] few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was dark-haired with a few strands of hair on his upper lip . |
| 2 | After it died , the silence was absolute for a few moments . |
| 3 | An estimate of numbers was impossible in the few seconds available at the pause , but on the return journey , about an hour later , something had awakened them and a most spectacular aerial display was in progress — the two species had reacted differently to whatever had disturbed their siesta — the lapwing wheeling erratically just above ground level , but the ‘ goldies ’ in ever-changing smoke-like clouds high above , performing quick-change evolutions reminiscent of starlings going to roost . |
| 4 | It was tense for a few minutes … but it was the first home game … and the first win at stake . |
| 5 | We now know that during the Saturday daylight raids on London , a chiefs-of-staff meeting took urgent action on deciding that invasion was likely within a few hours ; they had the code word ‘ Cromwell ’ flashed from the War Room to military units at 20.07 hours that evening ( which presumably led to the flap at my unit ; the station commander was away that weekend , and the acting CO in charge ) . |
| 6 | In Phillips v Grampian Health Board ( 1989 ) The Times , 9 March a widow was held entitled to recover damages even though she married the deceased when he was already suffering from a fatal disease and she knew that his death was inevitable within a few years . |
| 7 | The barman brought over their hot toddies and Roy was glad of the few seconds ' reprieve . |
| 8 | The effect of these inhibitors was evident within a few minutes and lasted for at least one hour . |
| 9 | I was short of a few quid to do anything about it so my mate lent me the money , we went to a scrap yard , picked up a spare and he delivered me back here in his motor , then your chaps picked me up . ’ |
| 10 | Couple this with the subtle change in image ( from naked half-man , half-mutt on ‘ Diamond Dogs ’ to a grey suit ) and you have the beginnings the funky sojourn Bowie was about to embark on — which would , of course , peak with ‘ Young Americans ’ and crop up again whenever he was short of a few ideas . |
| 11 | Couple this with the subtle change in image ( from naked half-man , half-mutt on ‘ Diamond Dogs ’ to a grey suit ) and you have the beginnings the funky sojourn Bowie was about to embark on — which would , of course , peak with ‘ Young Americans ’ and crop up again whenever he was short of a few ideas . |
| 12 | It was handy on a few occasions , having his muscle to back me up , |
| 13 | A small supply of burn dressings and some iodine solution was forthcoming after a few days . |
| 14 | 10 October , 1903 RAYMOND ASQUITH writes to Lady Manners from Aberdeenshire : ‘ We had a storm yesterday and went out to watch the waves : I ventured too far out onto a rock and was knocked flat on my face against a granite floor by one of the biggest rollers ever seen on this coast : I never felt such a blow ; luckily I fell in a crevice and was n't washed away ; but I was stunned for a few seconds , and when I got up my face and knee were streaming with blood . |
| 15 | He later became the senior trainer , served the Palace under ten managers and was one of a few staff left at Selhurst during World War Two . |
| 16 | ‘ It was one of the few races where I 've been happy with my performance . |
| 17 | Critics noticed that he was one of the few artists genuinely enthusiastic about new talent . |
| 18 | The founder of Serbian expressionism was one of the few artists who worked and thought alongside the European art movements of the beginning of the century . |
| 19 | In a country where the media is state controlled and acts as a mouthpiece for the Party , putting up posters was one of the few forms of communication and free expression . |
| 20 | Community theatre was one of the few forms of communication which managed to flourish under President Stroessner 's dictatorship in Paraguay . |
| 21 | As it fell out he was one of the few successes at Selhurst Park at a particularly difficult time for the Palace club . |
| 22 | In addition , while Tony Adams played well against Norway , Keown 's availability will be welcomed as he was one of the few successes in the European Champion-ships . |
| 23 | Compact and composed full-back who made a superb debut against New Zealand in August , Theo was one of the few successes against Australia . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | It was one of the few cottages which housed a wireless . |
| 26 | Anderson was one of the few members of the British colonial administration who , remaining in Africa after British colonialism retreated , made a successful transition to serving the independent governments of the continent . |
| 27 | She was one of the few members of the artistic community who admitted to religious observance . |
| 28 | It was one of the few times that the pulp glossy pop press produced journalism worth reading . |
| 29 | It was one of the few times he did n't get up and down from trouble , and that put us level . |
| 30 | In fact , it was one of the few times I had seen him act in a civil way towards his stepmother . |