Example sentences of "[adj] of [adv] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Often the family is disrupted by a split during the sportsman 's upbringing , as in the case of footballer Lennox Smith , who , when aged 16 , had to undergo the turbulence of his father 's leaving ( his case is representative of about a quarter of the black sportsmen I encountered ) . |
| 2 | One , which includes mosaics of the more specific trend , features many neatly executed arrangements from each of only a handful of sites . |
| 3 | The floor was hard paving stone , the walls lime-washed , the room devoid of even a stick of furniture . |
| 4 | It can be very difficult to be sure of why a hoard of objects was buried in the ground . |
| 5 | It also meant that in 1213 , and again in 1215–17 , the French king was able to take the war to England , a thing unheard of only a generation earlier . |
| 6 | The first finger and thumb are capable of quite a lot of flexibility , which enables them to grasp like primates . |
| 7 | MicroMuse Ltd , the Putney , London-based Sparcsystems builder turned systems integrator , is one of just a couple of UK firms distributing SunConnect 's SunNet Manager to other resellers and system integrators . |
| 8 | He made the comment in remarks to a visiting official from North Korea , one of only a handful of foreign countries to send special delegations for national day . |
| 9 | Anderson had employed Jean Southwark QC , one of only a handful of leading women barristers . |
| 10 | One of only a handful of mixed freights which survived until closure of Woodhead was a late afternoon Tinsley-Dewsnap working , seen at the north end of Wadsley hauled by 76016/10 in May 1981 . |
| 11 | It was in his adopted position of right-back that Paul gained two England Under 21 caps and he is one of only a handful of players who have appeared for the Palace in ten post-war seasons , while his 319 games for the club place him firmly in the top five all-time appearances for us . |
| 12 | Exquisitely inlaid all over in Chinoiserie decoration in stained horn , mother-of-pearl , tortoiseshell and brass with silvered bronze mounts , it is one of only a handful of similar pieces known ( the most recent example sold by Sotheby 's in December 1991 made $875,000 ) . |
| 13 | Ted Cox is almost unique among Athletico supporters as he is one of only a handful who voluntarily attend away games . |
| 14 | For those who still feel that we are lagging , let me say that Britain is one of only a handful of countries to have set a target for reductions in carbon dioxide . |
| 15 | LE Restaurant Sante is one of only a handful of Ulster inclusions in the just published 1993 Guide to ‘ The 100 Best Restaurants in Ireland ’ . |
| 16 | ‘ This made us the second most successful regional morning in the UK and one of only a handful of papers to increase annual sales . |
| 17 | The centre is one of only a handful in the country that caters exclusively for sick and injured wildlife . |
| 18 | Archway is one of only a handful of schools in the country to have taken such a strong stand against the Government . |
| 19 | It 's a red panda cub , one of only a handful to have been born in captivity . |
| 20 | To be one of only a handful of boys among hundreds of girls at a feis ( a competition ) was the surest way of pulling girls I ever saw . |
| 21 | Twenty-year-old Peake not only scored the goal which put Pool on their way to a desperately needed win , he was also one of only a handful of players on either side who looked capable of coming to terms with the gale-force wind and bumpy pitch . |
| 22 | He is believed to be the first Karate expert in the region to receive such an award and one of only a handful in the country . |
| 23 | They were two of only a handful of his employees allowed to enter this most private of havens . |
| 24 | Oddly enough , The Importance of being Earnest of almost a century ago does n't date , unlike some of Noel Coward 's inter-war comedies . |