Example sentences of "are [adj] [prep] [art] few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Beta releases of AIX and OS/2 Mach microkernels are due in a few months and in the second half of the year respectively . |
| 2 | Beta releases of AIX and OS/2 Mach microkernels are due in a few months and in the second half of the year respectively . |
| 3 | ‘ All About Eve ’ and ‘ Kennedy ’ , are some of the few examples ) and even after more than 50 lyrical outings , the one-track mind persists . |
| 4 | The smooth-phrased B.B.C. announcer , the amusing don , the self-confident politician , the jargon-perfect critic , the editor of the literary magazine — all are reducible within a few months to a bewildered defensive creature with hollow cheeks and desperate eyes whose only cares will be to see that he gets his fair share of the potato ration , that nobody steals his bed boards , and that he exchanges his cigarette ends for food or vice versa at the best possible price . |
| 5 | ‘ They are one of the few teams that have come here and attacked us and they did a good job , ’ he said . |
| 6 | Trolls are not the only monsters to be found there , but they are one of the few creatures able to thrive in this grim and hostile land . |
| 7 | 4ths are of particular value to guitarists as they are one of the few intervals that consistently sound good with a distorted sound ( try playing thirds with distortion , and you 'll see exactly what I mean ) . |
| 8 | They are one of the few reactors in the country which , if anything went wrong with the core in any way , could not be shut down . |
| 9 | We are one of the few companies in the pet food industry not to have seen a decline in sales during this period as wholesalers and retailers reduce stocks to compensate for the high interest rates . |
| 10 | Well good luck to you because er you know I can tell you right now we are one of the few companies that take on people in their fifties . |
| 11 | ‘ We are one of the few clubs that could maintain a big staff and keep everybody happy . |
| 12 | Machine-tools are one of the few industries in east Germany that come close to matching world standards , and Niles Werkzeugmaschinen , based in the district of Weissensee , was the core enterprise of the defunct 7 Oktober engineering combine . |
| 13 | Because potatoes do not absorb radioactive nucleotides , they are one of the few crops that could be grown safely in the heavily contaminated soils around Chernobyl . |
| 14 | When all else fails , disciplinary procedures instigated properly and fairly are one of the few protections the public has . |
| 15 | Festivals are one of the few opportunities in the UK for screening short films , and we will be presenting not just this year 's BFI New Directors shorts , but also programmes of short films from film schools in the UK and Canada , from the Arts Council funded schemes and films funded by the filmmakers themselves . |
| 16 | But Mr Swash said : ‘ These parties are one of the few occasions some people get out . |
| 17 | I think that soaps and crime series are two of the few arenas where moral questions are debated . |