Example sentences of "[art] few [noun pl] in [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Firstly , the altitude and harsh weather in the winter meant Teesdale was not good for tree regeneration , so it is one of the few areas in England and Wales which never became deeply forested . |
| 2 | Shetland is one of the few areas in Britain which remains free of feral mink . |
| 3 | It was easily accessible from the Awash railway station and was one of the few areas in Abyssinia where wild animals survived in any number . |
| 4 | Livée played the spinet and was one of the few women in France to have mastered the analytical geometry of René Descartes . |
| 5 | There have been some new houses built in the last few years , but Ottringham is one of the few villages in Holderness which has not seen large housing developments taking place . |
| 6 | Visitors to Ingatestone , one of the few houses in Essex to boast original mullioned windows , should watch out for Siddy the green parrot , who flaps around the garden performing his imitation of a ringing telephone . |
| 7 | Visitors to Ingatestone , one of the few houses in Essex to boast original mullioned windows , should watch out for Siddy the green parrot , who flaps around the garden performing his imitation of a ringing telephone . |
| 8 | Falmouth is one of the few estuaries in England where the tides do n't interfere too much , so realistic training for Mediterranean conditions is possible . |
| 9 | Machine-tools are one of the few industries in east Germany that come close to matching world standards , and Niles Werkzeugmaschinen , based in the district of Weissensee , was the core enterprise of the defunct 7 Oktober engineering combine . |
| 10 | It is one of the few pubs in London where the landlord and his staff have mastered the art of pulling a really good pint of bitter : one with a creamy head which lasts right down the glass . |
| 11 | This hostelry has a county-wide following and is one of the few pubs in England that still has no bar and serves its wonderful beer straight from the barrels in the cellar . |
| 12 | ‘ You 're right , Cleg , ’ Hari sipped the hot weak tea , enjoying every mouthful , the Jones family were one of the few families in Greenhill who could afford tea at all . |
| 13 | The electronic cameras captured the action , and powerful transmitters beamed the signals directly to the few homes in Britain equipped with television receivers . |
| 14 | Dartmoor is one of the few examples in Britain of an almost complete Bronze Age landscape . |
| 15 | Two major divisions of sponges are distinguished on the composition of the spicules : the glass sponges have a skeleton composed of silica , one of the few examples in nature where this material is used as a basis for a skeleton , while the calcareous sponges use calcium carbonate for their spicules . |
| 16 | And , and it is th one of the few shops in town where you can buy food , where people who have n't got cars , do n't go out to Clifton Moor or somewhere , and it , so just a suggestion please that |
| 17 | The sea is full of figures and this is one of the few places in Cornwall capable of still being surfed in such winds . |
| 18 | Rabbits used to play on it , one of the few places in Europe where rabbits were in no danger of being shot . |
| 19 | It 's one of the few places in Britain where you can catch sight of the endangered sand lizard or smooth snake . |
| 20 | The reserve of Folkstumyren is on Dovrefjell and , as the name suggests , is a large mire or marsh and one of the few places in Norway where cranes breed . |
| 21 | Entering the monastery , the ticket office is on the left and is one of the few places in Prague where good guide books can be bought . |
| 22 | Learning of this affront to the Christmas Spirit from the Washington Post , the First Lady rallied her forces , put some bills into her handbag , summoned the Secret Service and sallied forth to Mazza Galleries , one of the few places in town which still allows the Sally Army to function . |
| 23 | The sudden death of Philip in the novel is one of the few references in Thomas 's work traceable to the impact of the elder critic 's death upon him and the Part it played in hardening his determination to become a writer . |
| 24 | I do n't care what you say , they really are marvellous creatures and one of the few animals in God 's world that do absolutely nothing but good . |
| 25 | Sitting near the window , with its view of the fire escape , smoking a joint he 'd bought in an amusement arcade , he wrote in a notebook about visiting Spanish towns , and the beaches , then about the few days in London because his imagination ran out on Spain with the end of the brochure about flamenco dancing and bullfights , and because what he was doing was more immediate . |
| 26 | was one of the few men in England acknowledged as an authority on Luini . |
| 27 | Mr Solarz 's Brooklyn district is one of the few districts in America where Jewish voters form the majority . |
| 28 | I spent a few moments in thought . |
| 29 | Once or twice , when Harry and Fleury had had to leave her to her own devices for a few moments in order to fight off the sepoys , she had become very upset and had made little attempt to conceal the fact . |
| 30 | Now that Elizabeth had exhausted the topic of Martha , they sat for a few moments in silence , one each side of the fire with a cup of tea . |