Example sentences of "[noun prp] [be] [num] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Springs Hydro is one of the country 's finest health farms , a haven of tranquillity where you can cast off the strains and stresses of life and feel thoroughly pampered — both mentally and physically . |
| 2 | Pakistan is one of the world 's poorest countries . |
| 3 | THE relationship between China and Taiwan is one of the world 's oddest unfinished stories . |
| 4 | Praxsys is one of a handful of noticeably small start-ups wrestling with the key interoperability issue facing Unix as it elbows its way on to the desktop . |
| 5 | And the Stantonbury drama group are doing the whole thing five times , The school at Milton Keynes is one of the country 's biggest comprehensives , but only half the cast are pupils . |
| 6 | Jack Alderson was one of a number of excellent goalkeepers to have served Crystal Palace FC , and is the only one to have gained full England International honours while with our club . |
| 7 | Flack was one of the corporation lawyers . |
| 8 | The Savoyards are one of the country 's leading G & S Societies . |
| 9 | Carol is one of a party of young punk girls . |
| 10 | Gdynia is one of a number of beach resorts north of the city of Gdansk and is an area well established in Poland . |
| 11 | Although Father Christmas also delivers presents to children in Australia , he does this in the middle of summer because December is one of the summer months there . |
| 12 | Martina Franca is one of the south 's loveliest towns , standing on the hillside overlooking the Itrian Valley and offering superb views of the region below . |
| 13 | Professor Keen is one of a group of Guy 's consultants opposed to the hospital becoming a trust . |
| 14 | The ridge cresting Bla Bheinn and Clach Glas is one of the Sky 's finest mountain walks — thrilling to execute and suspenseful to the end . |
| 15 | Madame Melasse was one of the handful of Europeans who remained . |
| 16 | Mr Rose-Smith was one of a party of three men , all from Ayrshire , making their way down the mountain when he slipped on ice . |
| 17 | His father David Ross was one of a number of Scotsmen who went to Dieppe to seek a living . |
| 18 | Dominic Sass from Ludlow was one of the country 's most promising young poets . |
| 19 | The message from gays and lesbians living in rural Ireland was one of a sense of isolation which might aptly be tackled through the medium of film , which has the potential to act as a focus for the many people geographically isolated and thus tongue-tied by virtue of their isolation . |
| 20 | A memorandum of understanding on rice trading was also signed ( Vietnam and Thailand were two of the world 's largest rice exporters ) . |
| 21 | Lukic , Sprake , Stewart and Day were 4 of a kind really . |
| 22 | In one way , he and Dolly were two of a kind . |
| 23 | The lamp-post in the new King 's Road is one of the type adapted from London cannon bollards . |
| 24 | The Car Park and Picnic Area at Foxton is one of a number of places of interest in rural surroundings , provided by the County Council for public access . |
| 25 | Colby Simpkins is one of the elect , above familial ties or mundane circumstances , like Harry in The Family Reunion and Celia in The Cocktail Party — although Eliot has on this occasion eschewed the Furies or martyrdom as a way of emphasizing Colby 's difference from those who are content with a secular existence . |
| 26 | The PKK is one of a number of Kurdish groups fighting for independence . |
| 27 | Quickly rising in popularity due to its magnificent white sand beach , Kuantan is one of the east coast 's finest resorts . |
| 28 | Stephen Westaby is one of the world 's most emminent heart surgeons . |
| 29 | In July 1940 , following France 's military defeat and occupation by the German army , Tixier-Vignancour was one of the majority of deputies who abolished the Third Republic and voted plenary powers to Marshal Petain . |
| 30 | Emeritus Professor Patrick Vincent ( Paddy ) McGrath was one of the University 's longest serving members . |