Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] of [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you were one of the few to risk the Queen Elizabeth Hall on Monday , you would have been able to find no information about the composers being played . |
| 2 | Mice were one of the few things that Miss Fogerty could not endure . |
| 3 | In the whole sorry saga , West Bromwich Albion were one of the few parties to emerge with dignity . |
| 4 | Here , in splendid isolation , emerged a tribe of Polynesians who were prepared to address problems such as this , and who moreover were one of the few peoples in the world to develop a system of writing . |
| 5 | Throughout that decade Vox were one of the few British guitar ‘ names ’ , and certain models from that era have become much sought-after by collectors . |
| 6 | ‘ The frets were one of the few things I actually bought for the guitar . |
| 7 | ‘ You 're right , Cleg , ’ Hari sipped the hot weak tea , enjoying every mouthful , the Jones family were one of the few families in Greenhill who could afford tea at all . |
| 8 | Koresh 's lawyer , , were one of the few the F B I allowed to speak to him . |
| 9 | It is fair to point our that training and education were one of the few positive points that the right hon. and learned Member for Monklands , East ( Mr. Smith ) made . |
| 10 | Er in the U K we 've held our market position and it 's been a a pretty desperate market we were one of the few if not the only book seller who refused to er to yield better discount terms er , on the threat of er every , every book seller was every er publisher was threatened with erm not being stocked unless we gave bigger discounts . |
| 11 | So that I think has been the biggest , communication-wise , has been the biggest step forward in a more erm friendly and er happier sort of note we , we were one of the few brigades that started a band . |
| 12 | The barman brought over their hot toddies and Roy was glad of the few seconds ' reprieve . |
| 13 | Couple this with the subtle change in image ( from naked half-man , half-mutt on ‘ Diamond Dogs ’ to a grey suit ) and you have the beginnings the funky sojourn Bowie was about to embark on — which would , of course , peak with ‘ Young Americans ’ and crop up again whenever he was short of a few ideas . |
| 14 | I was short of a few quid to do anything about it so my mate lent me the money , we went to a scrap yard , picked up a spare and he delivered me back here in his motor , then your chaps picked me up . ’ |
| 15 | Couple this with the subtle change in image ( from naked half-man , half-mutt on ‘ Diamond Dogs ’ to a grey suit ) and you have the beginnings the funky sojourn Bowie was about to embark on — which would , of course , peak with ‘ Young Americans ’ and crop up again whenever he was short of a few ideas . |
| 16 | He later became the senior trainer , served the Palace under ten managers and was one of a few staff left at Selhurst during World War Two . |
| 17 | In these years he was one of a few markedly royalist bishops among a generally Montfortian episcopate . |
| 18 | Theirs was one of the few ale-only breweries in London at this time , most of the others producing huge amounts of porter for a voraciously thirsty market . |
| 19 | To scoffs of disbelief from some delegates , he asserted that , where managed safely and sensibly , nuclear power was one of the few energy sources which did not pollute the atmosphere . |
| 20 | Yardley was proud that he was one of the few bowlers who could claim to have dismissed Bradman three times in Tests . |
| 21 | The Worksop trainer was one of the few who missed seeing the gelding , bought with another yearling for £3,250 , pull six lengths clear . |
| 22 | BURMAH , the oil group which nearly came to grief in the 1970s stock market crash , was one of the few shares to resist Barclays de Zoete Wedd 's gloomy forecast on shares . |
| 23 | Anderson was one of the few members of the British colonial administration who , remaining in Africa after British colonialism retreated , made a successful transition to serving the independent governments of the continent . |
| 24 | Allen , who had a goal disallowed , was one of the few players to perform well for Wales on a night when they were generally outclassed . |
| 25 | Mikey Craig , from Culture Club , was one of the few . |
| 26 | He knew I worked with Malcolm because he was one of the few teachers I could have a conversation with about something more than homework or football . |
| 27 | Her mother , she thought with a most annoying pride , who was one of the few genuinely creative women scientists around and in whose success , were it anyone except her mother 's , she would be rejoicing . |
| 28 | Stepping out on to grass she turned and knew that she was one of the few in all history and legend who could safely look a dragon in the eye . |
| 29 | Having known the Royal Family all her life , she was easy to talk to , and was one of the few people who knew what Diana was talking about when she spoke about her day-to-day life . |
| 30 | Mr Gidaspov , however , who is not a party apparatchik , was one of the few top Communists to retain popularity with the Leningrad electorate . |