Example sentences of "[prep] the few [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the few that returned to Britain , life would never be the same |
| 2 | ( The allusion to Pope 's ‘ Essay on Man ’ is one of the few that the editors pass over . ) |
| 3 | South Korea 's reafforestation and erosion control programme is one of the few that has enjoyed considerable success . |
| 4 | The museum is also one of the few that is equipped with a full-sized turntable , a left over from the original steam shed on the same site , which is complete and in full working order . |
| 5 | Some are so strongly aromatic as to be spicy , and tarragon in particular is one of the few that has such a strong taste it does need adding in minuscule amounts to meat or fish dishes . |
| 6 | Luke 's features seemed to reshape themselves momentarily , his expression become one of savage anger , and he had taken the first step of the few that would bring him round the desk to her before she saw him drag control back to himself . |
| 7 | One of the few but important things Preston and William had in common as children was the dominant role of women in their lives . |
| 8 | For another , his is one of the largest sheep farms in the area and one of the few where the ewes are lambed outdoors . |
| 9 | Er in the U K we 've held our market position and it 's been a a pretty desperate market we were one of the few if not the only book seller who refused to er to yield better discount terms er , on the threat of er every , every book seller was every er publisher was threatened with erm not being stocked unless we gave bigger discounts . |
| 10 | " All communities divide themselves into the few and the many . |
| 11 | It was not a good year for them to start with , and this year 's explosion in grey squirrel numbers seems to have put paid to the few that did form . |
| 12 | Blowflies , psillid bugs and bumblebees are among the few that winter as adults , seeking sheltered corners under rocks and vegetation , close to the soil and under an insulating layer of snow . |
| 13 | Its wharves were among the few where steam vessels outnumbered sailing ships at that time . |