Example sentences of "of [art] few [noun] the " in BNC.
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1 | It 's one of the few crops the European Community is n't growing enough of . |
2 | One thing , thought Sally-Anne , looking around her , after Ma Bailey had set her down in one of the few chairs the room possessed , was that no one here had ever done any summer cleaning , nor spring , autumn nor winter cleaning either . |
3 | When all else fails , disciplinary procedures instigated properly and fairly are one of the few protections the public has . |
4 | And in the course of a few hours the softly spoken , silver-haired woman had made her feel as though they had always been friends . |
5 | Myxomatosis first shows as a swelling of eyes , ears and vent , and in the course of a few days the eyes fill with pus and the rabbit loses its sight . |
6 | In a matter of a few months the firm moved from being an outsider in the specialist insurance audit market ( having about 15% of the top insurance companies , measured in terms of premium income ) to being one of the two market leaders . |
7 | In 1939 history intervened and in the space of a few months the work of a lifetime was in ruins . |
8 | ‘ Within the space of a few years THE PENGUIN GUIDE has become something of an institution , its status earned largely through a cheerful , informative ‘ plain speaking ’ style , copious entries , and attractive reader-friendly presentation ’ — Classic CD |
9 | In the space of a few years the word ‘ hooligan ’ had outstripped its humble local origins and its specific reference to London gang life ( it had also begun to lose its capital ‘ H ’ ) and had come to be understood and feared as a much more general affliction among the nation 's youth . |