Example sentences of "was one [prep] [art] few [noun pl] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | ‘ It was one of the few races where I 've been happy with my performance . |
| 2 | Critics noticed that he was one of the few artists genuinely enthusiastic about new talent . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Community theatre was one of the few forms of communication which managed to flourish under President Stroessner 's dictatorship in Paraguay . |
| 6 | As it fell out he was one of the few successes at Selhurst Park at a particularly difficult time for the Palace club . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Compact and composed full-back who made a superb debut against New Zealand in August , Theo was one of the few successes against Australia . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | It was one of the few cottages which housed a wireless . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | She was one of the few members of the artistic community who admitted to religious observance . |
| 13 | It was one of the few times that the pulp glossy pop press produced journalism worth reading . |
| 14 | It was one of the few times he did n't get up and down from trouble , and that put us level . |
| 15 | In fact , it was one of the few times I had seen him act in a civil way towards his stepmother . |
| 16 | It was one of the few times in my life when I actually spoke the truth . |
| 17 | Rev. Dr. Ian Paisley of the Democratic Unionist Party was one of the few persons keen to help . |
| 18 | Livée played the spinet and was one of the few women in France to have mastered the analytical geometry of René Descartes . |
| 19 | ‘ She was one of the few women Charles regarded as an equal , ’ one who witnessed their early meetings recalled . |
| 20 | This was one of the few houses to escape destruction in the Great Fire . |
| 21 | He did have er when he opened , of course , he was one of the few houses to have in Lancaster to have Boddy did n't they ? |
| 22 | He knew I worked with Malcolm because he was one of the few teachers I could have a conversation with about something more than homework or football . |
| 23 | ‘ It was one of the few bits of information we did manage to pick up on the grapevine . |
| 24 | The silver-haired Dubcek was one of the few figures of authority in Slovakia . |
| 25 | Stylistic analysis was one of the few tasks for which such statistical information was deemed appropriate [ Ellegard , 1962 ] . |
| 26 | And rather alarmingly in a third , she lay flat on the balustrade of the gallery with one leg pointing towards a portrait of the Duke of Wellington who , with Lord Palmerston , was one of the few statesmen whose private life had been sufficiently scandalous to qualify him to be a ffeatherstonehaugh hero . |
| 27 | Their skills and courage were well tested under South Africa 's apartheid regime , when the Christian Church was one of the few groups that managed to get their voices heard . |
| 28 | Their skills and courage were well tested under South Africa 's apartheid regime , when the Christian Church was one of the few groups that managed to get their voices heard . |
| 29 | Labour MP Chris Mullin , another leader in the Guildford Four case , said : ‘ He was one of the few judges willing to face the possibility that the system to which he had devoted his life was capable of making serious mistakes . ’ |
| 30 | Neil Back was one of the few stars to emerge from the England ‘ B ’ tour to New Zealand . |