Example sentences of "[prep] the few [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | He walks to the crease with a swagger , totally confident , undoubtedly one of the few batsmen to whom the word ‘ Unforgettable ’ could be applied without risk of hyperbole . |
| 2 | The size of the taps throughout the house is one of the few exceptions to scale , as an exact one twelfth in the plumbing system would have been too small for water to run through the pipes . |
| 3 | One of the few exceptions to this was Stonehenge , which always seems to have been regarded as extremely old and to have excited theories about how the lintels were raised : one early theory was that the magician Merlin placed the stones . |
| 4 | It was one of the few references to the former prime minister 's gender that I heard during the whole week of leadership crise . |
| 5 | One of the few clues to Joan Main 's whereabouts appeared to be a birthday card she 's sent to her mother from Newport . |
| 6 | The tucuxi is one of the few dolphins to be found in both fresh and salt waters . |
| 7 | Gloucester 's strength is also reflected in the choice of knights of the shire for the county of Cornwall , one of the few elections to the planned parliament of Edward V for which returns survive . |
| 8 | Gloucester 's strength is also reflected in the choice of knights of the shire for the county of Cornwall , one of the few elections to the planned parliament of Edward V for which returns survive . |
| 9 | Baynton managed Catherine 's retinue after her arrest and in 1543 was one of the few witnesses to the king 's sixth marriage . |
| 10 | His eyes never left Lamarr Dean , but his right hand closed on the Spencer and it was down at his side as he walked over the few steps to the bar . |