Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] that one [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | First , Marx and Engels argued that one of the reasons why capitalism would be destroyed was due to the internal contradictions of the system itself . |
| 2 | Mrs Laughton said that one of the reasons for Mrs Kemp 's suspension was that she had objected to the Social Work Department ignoring the decisions of the Children 's panel . |
| 3 | When Minton learnt that one of the young man 's interests had not yet been fulfilled , he arranged matters so that after one Hampstead Arts Ball Hunt lost his virginity . |
| 4 | With the advent of Mitch 's immediate departure , Felipe had softened somewhat , but Maggie noticed that one of the men rode discreetly behind them . |
| 5 | This was April 2nd , when Philip Morris admitted that one of the world 's most powerful ( and profitable ) brands was losing out to cheaper cigarettes most people have never heard of . |
| 6 | They played together co-operatively with a set of cars but once Tom decided that one of the cars was his favourite Sue quietly took it when he was n't looking . |
| 7 | Sir Rupert complained that one of the buckles on his shoes was loose ( the shot was only going to reveal his right ear and shoulder ) . |
| 8 | Knowles alleged that one of the officials told him : ‘ I know it 's not Crabb 's body , but you must swear to me if you 're asked in court if it 's the body , you 're to say it is — for Queen and country . ’ |
| 9 | Following Morris ( 1939 ) , however , Wimsatt argued that one of the distinguishing characteristics of poetry was to exploit the ‘ iconic or directly imitative ’ powers of language ( Wimsatt 1958 : 1 15 ) . |
| 10 | Moreover , director Paul Haines said that one of the London-based group 's tactics for boosting profits was to look for bargains among the competition — the stake in Total was bought at a very low price , he says — then buy a small stake , and cash it in . |
| 11 | Fleischmann said that one of the referees had said that it was nonsense and that the reaction of this referee had made him nervous about the validity of their experiment . |
| 12 | Then asked the name of her hotel , and in no time he was pulling up outside it , and Fabia knew that one of the most pleasant interludes of her life except for the ‘ alternator ’ trauma that went with it — was over . |
| 13 | The Moscow newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda suggested that one of the reasons why Pogosyan was resigning was that for several days he had been unable to secure an audience with Gorbachev to discuss developments in Armenia . |
| 14 | Tesco agreed that one of the great advantages of using headhunters was their speed in short-circuiting and short-cutting — but not skimping — all the work involved . |
| 15 | There had been no Darkness in the stranger , and Hawk recalled that one of the spirit warriors who would stand with the One-Eyed White Girl in the last battle was called the Man Who Rides Alone . |