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 . |