Example sentences of "[noun] was one [prep] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Willaert was one of those musicians , like Josquin and Isaac in the previous generation , whose influence was more than that of a great model for composition . |
| 2 | Nicaragua was one of those places where freedom was ‘ at risk ’ , together with Afghanistan and Angola and even Poland , and these places made one disparate crusading territory . |
| 3 | Daley 's 66th-minute decider was one of few moments of excitement though , once in front , Villa could easily have sealed their victory with two more goals in the ensuing five minutes . |
| 4 | For Doug Green classroom management was one of many issues : |
| 5 | The decision to resumetalks was one of several indications of improving relations during July . |
| 6 | Tiberius was one of those men you are warned to flee from and report to the police when they arrive offering sweets . |
| 7 | Hateley was one of several players banned from Ibrox until yesterday in the wake of last Saturday 's defeat from Celtic that brought to an end Rangers ' run of 44 games without loss . |
| 8 | Tom was one of several demonstrators who tried to block round a horsebox at the end of the meeting . |
| 9 | Malcolm Muggeridge was one of many observers of the political scene to note the ‘ unmistakable tang ’ of anti-Semitism in the air . |
| 10 | Williams was one of those players who never learned to properly channel his aggression , never believed anybody knew better than him and always asked ‘ Why me ? ’ of critics rather than himself . |
| 11 | Ramapithecus was one of several primates , such as the baboons , which came down from the trees to develop terrestrial living . |
| 12 | Mostly the waiter would go along with this , sensing that Oliver was one of those customers who did not , for all their enquiries , actually want any advice , and it was just a question of slowly reeling him in like a fish . |
| 13 | Billy was one of those players whose consistency improved as his career progressed . |
| 14 | The new policy was one of several steps taken by the government to defuse criticism of its testing program . |
| 15 | Simone was one of those girls who hardly seemed to change at all from one year to the next . |
| 16 | My surgeon was one of those nuts who , when they are n't too busy , like to have old patients in and chat about their X-rays . |
| 17 | The man was one of several patients at Ashworth Hospital in Merseyside allowed the privilege . |
| 18 | This was unkind of Lydia , for Betty was not popular with men , which was another reason for Lydia to dislike her , since Lydia was one of those women who find something contaminating in ugliness and prefer to mingle only with those who are at least as attractive as themselves . |
| 19 | Boohaker 's NALA was one of several groups affiliated to the national Council of Lebanese-American Organizations ( CLAO ) headed by Joseph Esseff , of Los Angeles , California , whose wife |
| 20 | Sir Bernard 's address was one of several contributions which assisted delegates in a number of workshops . |
| 21 | But in more robust days , you would have been more likely to come upon a coven up there , since the summit of La Rhune was one of several places in the Basque lands where witches were held to convene during the very ugly years of persecution early in the seventeenth century — then it was , according to the local inquisitors , that English and Scottish travellers arriving by sea in Bordeaux saw veritable armies of devils making their way towards south-western France . |
| 22 | The proposed line of the barrage was one of several options considered in the early feasibility studies . |
| 23 | ‘ Barnet were the best side I 've seen this season and we have to admit they were better than us on the day but Northampton was one of those things . |
| 24 | Yanto was one of those men who stood out in a crowd . |
| 25 | Ned Clarke was one of those men who manipulated people . |
| 26 | The Earlys trip was one of many jobs Land Travel had contracted out to Macleans , the Witney coach firm . |
| 27 | The Earlys trip was one of many jobs Land Travel had contracted out to Macleans , the Witney coach firm . |
| 28 | The in-can system was one of those ways — arguably the most exciting development in the brewing industry for many years . |
| 29 | The Bourgeois Gentilhomme was one of many enterprises in Chelsea which survived entirely by selling antiques to each other . |
| 30 | I ALWAYS thought lesbianism was one of those things you had to be born with , like the ability to do the splits . |