Example sentences of "[art] few [noun pl] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the few studies to take account of this is Pechman and Okner , who give the variance of tax rates within deciles ( 1974 , Ch.5 ) . |
| 2 | This exemplary logic completed , it was another few breathless minutes before she found the necessary strength to contemplate walking the few feet to join Roman 's laughing , relaxed presence at the breakfast-table . |
| 3 | The few attempts to increase supplies have been marked only by ad hoc efforts based on technology , with biogas plants , solar cookers or fuelwood plantations promoted as universal solutions . |
| 4 | Although Australia remain one of the few countries to have taken part in every Summer Olympiad ( Greece , Switzerland and Great Britain are the others ) , they did not bring a cricket team to Paris . |
| 5 | Er , we looked at it as you know when we were considering reorganisation of committees and I think this is perhaps one of the few things to come out of all that . |
| 6 | Daz Sumner , who became one of the few riders to beat Berwick 's powerful Richard Knight on his own track this season , tried to inspire his colleagues but even skipper Steve Regeling struggled for points . |
| 7 | True ivory is one of the few substances to have been highly esteemed for symbolic purposes wherever it could be obtained . |
| 8 | One of the few companies to have had any serious success in selling generic products is Interactive Information Systems ( IIS ) who offer their customers the opportunity to lease the hardware needed to run the laser disc applications . |
| 9 | Stoddard Templeton is one of the few companies to become a Registered Firm under this scheme . |
| 10 | The screening will follow a Guardian Talk with Lynda La Plante , one of the few women to have established herself in television drama as a writer . |
| 11 | But if today Georgia O'Keeffe is one of the few women to have been admitted to the art historical canon under the banner of ‘ greatness ’ , in her day she never won the critical acclaim she sought . |
| 12 | Neil Back was one of the few stars to emerge from the England ‘ B ’ tour to New Zealand . |
| 13 | Sucralose is one of the few products to come out of the Reading research labs that T&L felt it had the resources to develop through to the market . |
| 14 | This was one of the few houses to escape destruction in the Great Fire . |
| 15 | 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 ? |
| 16 | Kite , one of the few golfers to have had any success with switch-hitting on the greens , came out this year with a compact whip-and-zip to his swing that made him look like one of those little mechanical Arnold Palmer golf games that were so popular in the 1960s ( and have recently surfaced again ) . |
| 17 | Allen , who had a goal disallowed , was one of the few players to perform well for Wales on a night when they were generally outclassed . |
| 18 | Meanwhile , RUC 's bid to capture one of the few trophies to have eluded them in junior soccer got off to a much more convincing start as they trounced Harland and Wolff Welders in the first round of the cup competition . |
| 19 | He is one of the few artists to make a successful transition from music to movies . |
| 20 | The field is led by Miró with a rise of 1090% one of the few artists to have held on to the gains of the 1988–90 period . |
| 21 | From Australia , former Woodworker editor , Peter Collenette sends a report on the Tasmanian furniture-maker , Alan Livermore , who is one of the few designer-makers to have his designs made in factories and in his own workshop . |
| 22 | In the whole sorry saga , West Bromwich Albion were one of the few parties to emerge with dignity . |
| 23 | Early in 1983 the new Bomber Command Hall extension had been completed and Sugar was moved the few yards to take pride of place at the entrance to the exhibition , where she still is today . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | In any case , he made feeble efforts to help me get him to his left foot , and with my almost total support he made the few hops to reach the boat , though I could see it hurt him sorely . |
| 26 | He said that this was one of the few buildings to have been built as Government Offices , but was still built ‘ in accordance with the principle of a private residence ’ . |
| 27 | Welsh House was one of the few buildings to survive the Great Fire . |
| 28 | A striking exception is to be found in Herbert 's The Flower , one of the few poems to suggest that there can be growth , change and joy in old age . |
| 29 | For instance , one of the manuscripts containing a copy of only Book 1 , describes it as the first part of the book called " The Mirror of Contemplation by Canon Walter Hilton " ( Lansdowne MS 362 : Prima pars libri qui dicitur Speculum contemplacionis — Walterus hiltoun canonicus while one of the few manuscripts to contain Book 2 alone refers to it as " the secunde part of the reformyng of mannys soule drawyn of maister Watir hiltone hermyte " . |
| 30 | Ted Deerhurst is one of the few Englishmen to have attempted big Waimea . |