Example sentences of "[is] one [prep] [art] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So , let's get this straight : first edition collectors do buy new books , preferably hardback and preferably mint , and all things being well , here is one of the many titles for which these loyal and driven souls will this season be queuing twelve-deep : |
| 2 | This is one of the many advantages of an ‘ open ’ system . |
| 3 | Giles , a stylish rider who was very unlucky to roll a pole off the last fence , is one of the many youngsters desperate for sponsorship . |
| 4 | The answer is , of course , that the position of a word boundary has some effect on the realisation of the phoneme ; this is one of the many cases in which the occurrence of different allophones can only be properly explained by making reference to units of grammar ( something which was for a long time disapproved of by many phonologists ) . |
| 5 | It is one of the many ironies in our provision for old people that we offer the fit elderly cheap transport ( which they take up enthusiastically to visit their relatives ) but make no provision to enable the relatives of the frail housebound to visit them . |
| 6 | Interference with the satisfaction of needs is one of the many sources of frustration leading to aggression . |
| 7 | This subjective nature of an odour is one of the many problems facing a complainant who turns to the law seeking its abatement . |
| 8 | The case of Nicholson v. Revill is one of the many instances in which this rule of law has been applied , and the reason upon which the rule is founded is as clear and plain as the rule itself . |
| 9 | Here is one of the many activities included in Fanfare . |
| 10 | Ascorbic acid is a useful additive and like salt and pepper , it is one of the many additives that is derived from a natural source . |
| 11 | Erm and speech convergence is one of the many methods of becoming more similar to another person , so that you erm get rid of your linguistic differences . |
| 12 | It is one of the many strengths of Coetzee 's work that he recognizes the disruptive potential of the new organizations , but he concludes that ultimately they were of benefit to the Conservatives . |
| 13 | The Hemingway text selected for the exercise is one of the many vignettes peppered throughout the In our time collection . |
| 14 | Maria is one of the many examples of the younger generation who has become politically involved against the regime through her participation in a Christian community . |
| 15 | Designed on paper and then woven on her loom , this pure wool rug in a geometric pattern is one of the many designs available from Jacy Wall . |
| 16 | This is one of the many books which address the snobbery of the English , which flash at their readers the lawns of country houses , the baize of gambling-tables , which tell tales of those virtuosos of ostentation and disregard who have in common a contempt for commonness , for the middle class ; and it could be said of such books that their chief resource is the eccentricity which has long amounted to a convention of upper-class life . |
| 17 | British Telecommunications Plc said yesterday it plans to start selling satellite dishes and receivers by Christmas , making the move since it is one of the few activities it is allowed to pursue in the entertainment arena : ‘ We see it as a very important part of our wish to be part of the converging area of telephony , entertainment and computers , ’ the company told Reuter ; the company will reportedly source the equipment from two unidentified UK companies , in a move that is a significant threat to Amstrad Plc , whose shares fell tuppence to 31p . |
| 18 | Leisure is one of the few industries that is growing . |
| 19 | Gambon , 51 , is one of the few actors big enough to play the mountainous Maxwell . |
| 20 | This willingness to forgive past wrongs is one of the few signs of hope for this benighted province ; but it is not enough to bring peace . |
| 21 | It is one of the few diseases which medicine could attack before the Second World War , by passive immunization . |
| 22 | Asthma is one of the few diseases on the increase in Britain said Simon Hughes , the party 's environment spokesman . |
| 23 | But if today Georgia O'Keeffe is one of the few women to have been admitted to the art historical canon under the banner of ‘ greatness ’ , in her day she never won the critical acclaim she sought . |
| 24 | These days they appear infrequently , but the prospect of a shopping expedition is one of the few things that are guaranteed to bring them out . |
| 25 | It is called Macrae 's Monument and is one of the few things left in Ayrshire to remind us of a very remarkable man called James Macrae . |
| 26 | Staring is one of the few things frogs are good at . |
| 27 | ‘ It is one of the few things in which I excel , ’ Ratagan said . |
| 28 | We charge the highest rate in the country for issuing fire certificates which is one of the few things which we 're actually allowed to charge , and we charge more than virtually any other authority in this country . |
| 29 | ‘ Vicky adores the dog and she is one of the few things she is interested in . |
| 30 | It is one of the few letters from Theo that we have , and a remarkably frank one . |