Example sentences of "[art] few [adj] [noun] who " in BNC.
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| 1 | The few other tourists who had been here had hurried for cover when they had seen the black sky approaching . |
| 2 | If you are one of the few forgetful members who have not renewed for 1986 , it is not too late — Hilda will be delighted to hear from you . |
| 3 | Will the few surviving traditionalists who wore Pakamacs first time round , dripping and steaming simultaneously on forlorn summer holidays or jeered unmercifully at school , take to bright colours ? |
| 4 | He dodged past the few remaining couples who still danced , then turned into the supper room . |
| 5 | Will he also explain why we have one of the few remaining Governments who still refuse to give legal protection to workers when they take legitimate and justified industrial action ? |
| 6 | This rationalist approach is overtly expressed in Fowler 's statement that ‘ The proper excellence of architecture is that which results from its suitableness to the occasion … and this principle rightly pursued leads to originality without the affection of novelty ; but … the present enlightened epoch in architecture is woefully distinguished as having no character of its own nor any pretensions beyond that of adopting the various styles that have prevailed in all ages and nations without regard to the difference of circumstances upon which they were founded ’ ; while the critic J. C. Loudon [ q.v. ] described him as ‘ one of the few modern architects who belong to the School of Reason and who design buildings on fundamental principles instead of antiquated rules and precedents ’ . |
| 7 | The commission looks to be an inspired choice on the part of New York 's Metropolitan Opera House , who will stage the premiere in October 1992 , for Glass is one of the few contemporary composers who could claim to have a made a journey in any way comparable to that of Columbus . |
| 8 | Even the local reporter had to kick his heels at the lich-gate with the few inquisitive neighbours who had gathered . |
| 9 | He to me was an example of one of the few untrained journalists who make a real success of TV news . |
| 10 | He is one of the few first-class players who make a point also of drinking in the public bar at grounds rather than cocooning himself away in the players ’ or sponsors ' lounges . |
| 11 | As well as the few Canadian troops who were in fact sent to that theatre for training , this odd colonial unit also found itself there . |
| 12 | This " veteran assault force " ( as he called it ) was composed of the only men left from the cantonment community whom he had not yet made use of , the few elderly gentlemen who had managed to survive the rigours of the siege . |
| 13 | He is quick to defend the actions of the few compulsive thieves who , he says , are mentally ill . |
| 14 | We heard from the few local women who did attend how they took the law into their own hands and arranged regular supplies of contraceptives from the North . |
| 15 | Being one of the few local boys who had gone to grammar school had given him that extra confidence early in life . |
| 16 | The few social scientists who bothered with the issue pointed out that the control of risks was a social activity and in its analysis ideas like objective facts and rationality were a positive hindrance . |
| 17 | Discovered at one of the LTA 's 3 Star Clubs at King George 's Comprehensive school , by the father of local professional coach Harvey Slater ( who now coaches the youngster ) , Joanne , who is about to leave school for a year of full time playing , is one of the few British juniors who has the ability to ‘ kick ’ and break from the pack . |
| 18 | As such , I must be one of the few hon. Members who has seen the practical effects of the implementation of legislation such as this , and not simply the ideology behind it . |
| 19 | People said it was painted by " the students " — they 're among the few willing takers who get homes on hard-to-let estates — who sound like Siberian exiles doing good works among the peasants . |
| 20 | Fuchs was one of the few public figures who supported Beeren publicly at the time of the debacle over the restoration of the Barnett Newman painting ‘ Who 's afraid of Red , Yellow and Blue III ’ . |
| 21 | Mrs Thatcher is one of the few senior politicians who takes pride in stating her political convictions and insists that policies should derive from a coherent set of principles . |
| 22 | These days she is one of the few top Tories who can still command respect in this country and has tremendous status abroad . |
| 23 | The last Elf army departs from the Old World , leaving behind a few hardy colonists who refused to go . |
| 24 | Full-contact , as it is.generally known , was the brainchild of a few martial artists who were tired of the controlled sparring methods allowed in karate and taekwondo . |
| 25 | However , in saying that there are a few Irish players who will be disappointed at not being selected . |
| 26 | There were a few young men who developed female characteristics , unconsciously perhaps at first but certainly consciously when they became aware of the power that these gave them . |
| 27 | They were the weavers followed by a few tottering sailors who had just come out of another tavern . |
| 28 | If I chose not to reap the benefits of this scheme then I might consider the fate of a few ungrateful citizens who had thought likewise and then seen their homes repossessed , had been inflicted with uncanny storms that ripped tiles from roof and threw chimney stacks into the street , had undergone torment at the hands of timeshare salespeople , had been billed for new and exorbitant taxes and had been struck off their doctors ' registers . |
| 29 | I 've spoken to quite a few small businessmen who have been affected in the same way . |
| 30 | But it is a few rich people who are responsible for this , not the growing numbers of the poor . |