Example sentences of "[vb pp] [pron] [num] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And finally , Oxfordshire waterskier Shelley Nutt 's sparkling talent to twist and turn has earned her one of the sport 's top honours . |
| 2 | The South Africans were asking the umpires in the West Indies whether they had received their one for the over . |
| 3 | The company 's current order book demonstrates why its diverse skills and expertise have made it one of the country 's most sought after building , civil engineering and mechanical and electrical engineering contractors in recent years . |
| 4 | In Alexandria armies of monks sacked the Serapeum , the great temple to Osiris , and destroyed the library which had made it one of the world 's chief centres of learning . |
| 5 | Assuming Dr Powell 's right , the people of Venice will be able to continue living their lives in the manner and surroundings which have made it one of the world 's greatest cities . |
| 6 | you 're not scoring so many because you 've got your fifteen at the end there . |