Example sentences of "[adv] one [prep] [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is perhaps one of the few areas in which more research may provide genuinely useful insights for more realistic conservation programmes . |
| 2 | The Wedding Present violently oppose most rock 'n' roll ethos , but perhaps one of the few areas where they have shown loyalty to tradition has been their gluttonous appetite for live work . |
| 3 | Georgia O'Keeffe is perhaps one of the few . |
| 4 | Er , we looked at it as you know when we were considering reorganisation of committees and I think this is perhaps one of the few things to come out of all that . |
| 5 | Dated to the second half of the second century , it seems to have been a tannery and leather workshop , and is not only one of the few reliable instances yet found for this industry , but is also one of the few industries attested at Alcester . |
| 6 | The Univel Inc joint venture of Novell Inc and soon-to-be-Novell subsidiary Unix System Laboratories Inc yesterday went onto the desktop Unix warpath by cutting prices for the desktop and application server versions of UnixWare , ‘ taking away one of the few remaining constraints to the rapid market adoption of Unix system as a client-server system ’ for iAPX-86-based computers . |
| 7 | He said : ‘ One of the first steps taken by the new , so-called Environment City is to take away one of the few longstanding open spaces in the town . |
| 8 | They are still one of the few bands who mean anything these days . |
| 9 | Never the less , it is the child speaking we do n't put the words into their mouths and as such when they speak and when they write it down , it 's one of the , possibly one of the few chances of having primary evidence of how the child is at er , writing er , on an official document |
| 10 | I know the erm , remarks made about getting extra people to register and to have their green card , I 'm probably one of a few councillors with a green card . |
| 11 | ‘ And I was probably one of the few people who ever paid It ’ , he suggests . |
| 12 | These were probably one of the few things of mine not due to be on show at the First Church of Christ the Spiritualist later this morning . |
| 13 | The Child Support Agency is probably one of the few agency organizations within this country that actually |
| 14 | Beginning with a small trial project in autumn , 1989 , Saddle Travel ( Tel : 0497 821356 ) have captured those seeking unescorted rides for the experienced , with mid-Wales probably one of the few places suited to what , in this crowded country at least , is , for obvious traffic reasons , a rare type of holiday . |
| 15 | Used for centuries as a symbol of hospitality and welcome , it is also one of the few rays of culinary delight at this dreariest time of the year . |
| 16 | She is also one of the few Labour frontbenchers with ministerial experience , having been a junior Education Minister . |
| 17 | With the careful selection of the roles , he is also one of the few major screen actors able to alter his identity from part to part — and one Jack Nicholson performance is usually vastly different to the next — yet retaining the kind of personal stamp that attracts the criticism : ‘ Oh , it 's just Jack Nicholson playing himself again . ’ |
| 18 | It was also one of the few occasions where the singer 's sense of humour was enticed from the shell . |
| 19 | The museum is also one of the few that is equipped with a full-sized turntable , a left over from the original steam shed on the same site , which is complete and in full working order . |
| 20 | One of the earliest examples of silverwork in full rococo style by an English silversmith , it is also one of the few pieces by Paul de Lamerie remaining in private hands and carries a large estimate ( around £750,000 ; $1,300,000 ) . |
| 21 | She was also one of the few Salvationists to see the need and value of the media . |
| 22 | Dated to the second half of the second century , it seems to have been a tannery and leather workshop , and is not only one of the few reliable instances yet found for this industry , but is also one of the few industries attested at Alcester . |
| 23 | The military commander of the city of Algiers , General Massu , who was also one of the few fervent Gaullists among the senior officers , agreed to head this committee . |
| 24 | It is also one of the few remaining " Lammas " meadows in Britain . |
| 25 | The latest attraction , Universal Studios Florida , opened last year to rave reviews , and although it 's popular with kids it 's really one of the few theme parks built for adults . |
| 26 | It meant I was now one of the few . |
| 27 | Although he was active in the local government of Warwickshire , Worcestershire , and , more briefly , Buckinghamshire , Throckmorton 's chief claim to fame is as one of the few who openly attacked Henry VIII over the divorce of Catherine of Aragon [ q.v . ] . |
| 28 | Already you are familiar with my lifestyle , my hobbies ; you are even one of the few people who know of Gabriella . ’ |
| 29 | In August 1856 he moved on to Paris , engaging in independent research in the laboratory of Charles-Adolphe Wurtz , then one of the few first-rate chemical laboratories outside Germany . |
| 30 | He walks to the crease with a swagger , totally confident , undoubtedly one of the few batsmen to whom the word ‘ Unforgettable ’ could be applied without risk of hyperbole . |