Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] one [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'll die happy to know when I was young I was pushing ideas and I was one of the actors saving my country for my grandchildren and all Peruvians . ’ |
| 2 | The year was 1952 , I was one of the students . |
| 3 | I was one of the ones that bought for it . |
| 4 | I was one of the actresses . |
| 5 | At the Women for Socialism conference , for which I was one of the organisers , councillor , Martha Osamor , argued very much that the time for getting into groups and discussing the whys and where fors of the theory , had passed . |
| 6 | I was one of the pillarists in the Nelson case and only wish our column had been one of more magnificent dimensions . |
| 7 | The fact that I should think this , and thought this at the time when I was one of the leaders of the movement campaigning for the ordination of women , brings it home to me how difficult it was for me to work within that movement . |
| 8 | which was very successful and er I was one of the instigators of that promotion . |
| 9 | I was one of the bowlers asked to provide the cannon fodder to the big international batting stars on what was meant to be a fun day out . |
| 10 | I read Naomi Robert 's article ( Endpiece 209 ) with interest because in a way I was one of the characters in the drama she narrates . |
| 11 | ‘ I was one of the witnesses at the ceremony . ’ |
| 12 | Thus the new State finds it necessary to accommodate precisely those processes which were one of the sources of the original movement of national liberation . |
| 13 | It is of interest to note that in seeking to systematize referral procedures Owen has begun to undermine the principle of flexibility which was one of the advantages such provision was thought to have over special schools . |
| 14 | I used to meet him most often in the museums and galleries fixed in rapt contemplation of pictures with that grave , searching look which was one of the beauties of his face . |
| 15 | Wolfgang Hildesheimer 's biography , which was one of the studies marking a sea-change in perceptions of Mozart , was published in 1977 . |
| 16 | I was then granted unconditional bail , in spite of the fact that the magistrates knew all about the cocaine , which was one of the reasons I thought I 'd never get a sentence . |
| 17 | That and the fees for Coroner 's post-mortems provided an income which was one of the reasons why his professional colleagues in the pathology department of the district general hospital both envied and resented his unpredictable absences on police work , the long days in court , the inevitable publicity . |
| 18 | Does the Minister agree that the system has been a total failure , which was one of the reasons why the link steering group used consultants to study the scheme ? |
| 19 | Which was one of the reasons she kept coming back . |
| 20 | In between time as I say we 'd had 's header wide which was one of the mysteries of the first half . |
| 21 | She also had a rich enjoyment of the comedy of human character , which was one of the things she shared with Lewis . |
| 22 | This most unusual book tells the intriguing story of e library of Alexandria which was one of the wonders of the Ancient World and still fascinates Western culture over 2000 years later . |
| 23 | By the middle of the following week , however , she was really missing her trips to the pool and she decided that on Wednesday afternoon , which was one of the afternoons when David was n't at the factory , she would take a chance and go for a swim . |
| 24 | On Wednesday , hundreds of police backed by armoured cars assaulted three hideouts in Assiut , the southern university town which was one of the birthplaces of the militant el-Gama'a el-Islamiya ( Islamic Group ) and scene of a militant uprising in 1981 . |
| 25 | In 1950 , he represented France at the Informal International Conference of Christian Broadcasting in Chichester , UK , which was one of the forerunners of WACC . |
| 26 | Gains himself was one of the holders , as was George Godfrey , whom Gains rated as at least the equal of Dempsey . |
| 27 | When Ivy and Margaret had gone to get their gas masks in 1939 ‘ the girl ’ had asked Margaret if she were one of the heroines of An Adventure . |
| 28 | If you were one of the killers … ’ |
| 29 | Here we find the ring of truth because if you were one of the disciples and Jesus had appeared to you , what would you have told your friends ? |
| 30 | Obviously with so many having lost their lives on the disaster , you say that you do n't feel it 's maybe an act of God int hat sense , that you were picked to be saved , but erm you do n't feel any guilt as such either , o that you were one of the ones and er so many others had been lost ? |