Example sentences of "[art] few [pers pn] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was an original , Mungo decided ; one of the few he had ever met . |
| 2 | His love of Britain and wholehearted support for the fight against Fascism gave his films an urgency and richness which were lacking in the few he made after the war . |
| 3 | He hated having to trust anyone , but Hitch was one of the few he did . |
| 4 | Platinum was one of the few I came across that allowed you to have any more . ’ |
| 5 | Yeah it must of been a few they 'd got through |
| 6 | But it seems sad that so many did not have a more enjoyable sexual introduction , especially when for a few it had been the one and only time . |
| 7 | No , there 's quite a few I 'd forgotten there . |
| 8 | Dad was a jolly chap sober , or could be , but when he 'd had a few he thought himself a bit of a lady-killer . |
| 9 | He had met a few he had liked , but they all had lacked something , he thought ; some mysterious quality which Miriam Durkin alone possessed . |
| 10 | But his honesty and modesty endeared him to many who valued his wise advice : not a few he encouraged to posts of greater responsibility and challenge . |