Example sentences of "[v-ing] [num] of [art] [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 As ever , Omi was in , sitting patiently at the table , writing one of the many letters with which she kept the tattered network of Brombergs and Ritters precariously bound together .
2 Rounding one of the many bends in that valley , less than a mile up , they came upon a widening , almost an amphitheatre , where two small streams joined Kale through high banks .
3 We had decided that our last day would be spent sampling one of the many activities which the hotel offered to arrange .
4 We had decided that our last day would be spent sampling one of the many activities which the hotel offered to arrange .
5 Many existing systems which do n't already heat the hot water can be adapted to do so , but if yours ca n't ( an early warm air system , say ) or if you 're installing one of the few types of system that does n't also heat the hot water ( such as electric storage radiators ) , you will have to choose the hot water system .
6 We sailed from Dover , landing Honfleur , joining one of the many bands plundering across France . ’
7 Nor had the sudden coolness between himself and Mrs J. Roscoe escaped most of the other tourists ; indeed , this development was proving one of the few topics of conversation as the coach accelerated along the dual carriageway towards Woodstock .
8 Thus an opportunity had to be missed by the Library Association to assert its outright rejection of library censorship , using one of the few pieces of legislation that ensure that libraries exist and in a manner free from censorship .
9 TEENAGE vandals are targeting one of the few leisure facilities in north Belfast .
10 When choosing one of the many pocket field guides around , make sure any illustrations actually look to you like the birds they 're supposed to depict .
11 She covered the place with her fingers , preventing one of the many draughts of Sleet from carrying it away .
12 Both bullets went into the showroom and ricochetted off shelves narrowly missing one of the many customers inside .
13 Both bullets went into the showroom and ricochetted off shelves narrowly missing one of the many customers inside .
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