Example sentences of "[conj] [art] few [noun] who " in BNC.

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1 In this country it is only the older , the inherited rich or a few intellectuals who are relaxed enough to think about the unprivileged .
2 There are more than a few Hungarians who would happily revert to the good old days of Kadarism , when the Hungarian president , Janos Kadar ( 1956–1986 ) , offered the ‘ cheeriest barracks ’ in eastern Europe a relatively high standard of living in return for political passivity .
3 The definition ‘ Bangladeshi ’ refers to infants whose mothers were born in Bangladesh , and the few mothers who were born or grew up in Britain .
4 The nurses and the few mothers who had managed to be available on Christmas Eve sang ragged and loud .
5 The State Department appears to have been riven between ‘ Arabists ’ and the few analysts who , like Mr Teicher , considered that Israel might prove at least as valuable a strategic ally as Iran , Iraq or Saudi Arabia .
6 In the event , there were a few who wished to leave , and a few others who decided that other initial choices had been mistaken , and who wished to join .
7 I and a few others who only that morning had begun to look forward to a peaceful summer ahead , swiftly concluded that we must make some gesture of our own in order to demonstrate the feelings of many of our fellow conservative Members of Parliament .
8 There would be a few drinks , some canapes and a few staff who were free and willing to do it on overtime .
9 Within two minutes the mob had completely dispersed , with the exception of the odd copper or two and a few stragglers who were loth to leave the scene of all the fun .
10 This is a pity , because the few scientists who have gone into the matter in rigorous detail have concluded that there at least might be something in it .
11 In 1871 , 74 per cent of the village men were manual workers and most were engaged in agriculture , while the few women who worked outside the home were almost entirely ‘ in service ’ .
12 Since a few ladies who had been at the tea would also be at the committee meeting , and , anyway , Boyd had messed up her best black afternoon dress , she wore now a pretty gown in green wool which she had picked up in the last sale at Eaton 's .
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