Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] have [been] one of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Headmaster , Mr. E.J. Russ had himself been taught at the school in the eighteen-nineties — my father had been one of his contemporaries . |
| 2 | Mr. Sutton was a nice old gentleman — looked distinguished with his white hair and small white beard , a stickler for accuracy and forever telling me that my father had been one of his pupils . |
| 3 | Her progress had been one of near-collisions , dodging round cases and people , and just as the gate she 'd wanted had come in sight she had seen Lori and a man passing through . |
| 4 | The unravelling of their chemistry has been one of the great achievements of 20th century science , a large part of it due to sir Norman Haworth , whose studies in this field spanned more than 30 years . |
| 5 | When I have , on occasion , remarked upon this to other company wives , their reaction has been one of near disbelief , followed by looks of passionate envy . |
| 6 | The day that would soon be drawing to its close had been one of the most wonderful he had experienced : the theft , the murder , the link between the theft and the murder — yes , all now known . |
| 7 | His Excellency has been one of the best Ambassadors Spain has ever sent us , and his very dear wife has given him so much support . |
| 8 | Throughout the tour , his bearing had been one of well-mannered gravity . |
| 9 | She had persuaded herself that her recoil from his touch had been one of distaste rather than one of recognised attraction . |
| 10 | His grandfather had been one of the Competitors for the Throne ; but Edward the First had chosen John Balliol , as sufficiently weak to accept him as overlord . |
| 11 | Someone had to do it : his regiment had been one of the unlucky ones . |
| 12 | I was one of the pillarists in the Nelson case and only wish our column had been one of more magnificent dimensions . |