Example sentences of "[noun sg] 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | For Doug Green classroom management was one of many issues : |
| 4 | Tiberius was one of those men you are warned to flee from and report to the police when they arrive offering sweets . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Ramapithecus was one of several primates , such as the baboons , which came down from the trees to develop terrestrial living . |
| 7 | The new policy was one of several steps taken by the government to defuse criticism of its testing program . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | The man was one of several patients at Ashworth Hospital in Merseyside allowed the privilege . |
| 10 | 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 |
| 11 | Sir Bernard 's address was one of several contributions which assisted delegates in a number of workshops . |
| 12 | The proposed line of the barrage was one of several options considered in the early feasibility studies . |
| 13 | Yanto was one of those men who stood out in a crowd . |
| 14 | The Earlys trip was one of many jobs Land Travel had contracted out to Macleans , the Witney coach firm . |
| 15 | The Earlys trip was one of many jobs Land Travel had contracted out to Macleans , the Witney coach firm . |
| 16 | The in-can system was one of those ways — arguably the most exciting development in the brewing industry for many years . |
| 17 | The Bourgeois Gentilhomme was one of many enterprises in Chelsea which survived entirely by selling antiques to each other . |
| 18 | I ALWAYS thought lesbianism was one of those things you had to be born with , like the ability to do the splits . |
| 19 | Richard Grove of Cambridge University was one of many conservationists who attacked the Commission 's policies of converting deciduous , often ancient , woods to conifers . |