Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [pers pn] one of the " in BNC.
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1 | Jonty Rhodes , whose fierce commitment and exuberance in the field made him one of the ‘ stars ’ of the World Cup . |
2 | All seemed agreed that the nature of the injury and the pain suffered by the bowler made it one of the most horrific accidents in recent Test history . |
3 | His wealth made him one of the principal paymasters of the English Catholic community , and in political circles he was generally seen as the leader of Catholic opinion . |
4 | To be able to fly one around in a circuit made you one of the top flyers in the world . |
5 | Cranmer 's cheerful nature made him one of the most popular captains on the county circuit . |
6 | In his address to the party conference at Brighton , Mr Kinnock said Labour was now ready , eager and able to take power from the Conservatives at the next election , and his confidence won him one of the most prolonged and enthusiastic ovations received by a Labour leader for many years . |
7 | The answer is that his remarkable methods as batsman , bowler and captain made him one of the great sporting entertainers . |
8 | A security man working at the centre said the injured man told him one of the gunmen put a sub-machine gun to his head , but that it had failed to go off . |
9 | With one doctor , one nurse made me one of the doctors told me to get up . |
10 | Then the Dawn Maiden gave him one of the Sun 's burning rays ; she wound it up like a ribbon and put it in a box which she hung round his neck . |