Example sentences of "[subord] one [prep] [art] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 31 | If one of the necessary chores of an archaeologist is to reconstruct subsistence and technology , it is one of his chief privileges to explore the values of the civilizations coming within his purview and not least the symbols which have served to define status and acknowledge outstanding achievement . |
| 32 | This E S R D really is the bible and we have specified the aircraft to meet that E S R D and not anything extra , er obviously if one of the four nations wants to build a nuclear role into the aircraft that becomes a very big political question first and foremost and we have just not considered it at the technical level at all because it 's er it 's not in the requirement . |
| 33 | The runners string out in a line across the road as it is unsafe to have them five or six deep ; if one of the front runners fell , sacks of coal and people could end up in a nasty heap . |
| 34 | To prevent unauthorised access to module details , LIFESPAN will only return this information if one of the following conditions are satisfied : |
| 35 | Then , on February 15th , the attorney-general , Mr Nicholas Lyell , conveniently popped up to say , quite contradictorily , that if one of the offending amendments were carried ‘ it would have no effect on our ability to ratify the treaty ’ . |
| 36 | When they phoned me back I told them I was ill , made profuse apologies and asked if one of the other celebrities could open the helpline . |
| 37 | This included a commitment that " if one of the two states should become the target of aggression , then the other side will give the aggressor no military aid or other support " . |
| 38 | If one of the two states should become the target of aggression , then the other side will give the aggressor no military aid or other support and will take all measures to end the conflict using the principles and procedures of the United Nations and other structures of collective security . |
| 39 | Even if one of the two exceptions applies , dismissal will still be unfair if at the time of the dismissal there was a suitable alternative vacancy which was not offered in accordance with the detailed requirements of the employment protection legislation . |
| 40 | IF one of the two points , say x , is in some cluster C |
| 41 | If one of the possible extensions scored well , i.e. the top-down prediction appeared to be correct , then the island would be extended further , otherwise the seed would be abandoned for the next best seed word generated bottom-up over that area . |
| 42 | Nowadays they only get sales like that if one of the Philharmonic Orchestras is in residence round the corner at the Barbican . |
| 43 | The APU power was used for engine starting and to provide emergency power if one of the main generators went off line . |
| 44 | For if one of the main results of this election is that the Labour Party ditches Mr Kinnock as leader in favour of Mr Smith , it could well be a case of reculer pour mieux sauter — a kind of Pyrrhic defeat . |
| 45 | If one of the big parties wins something close to a majority of seats , it may have two ways of avoiding dependence on either Catalans or Basques . |
| 46 | If one of the creative activities of art is to present a mirror to society , what we generally see is a distorted reflection of ourselves . |
| 47 | It helps if one of the larger newspapers makes the main part around the head . |
| 48 | It shows that if one of the American majors strikes up a big overseas alliance , the tables could quickly be turned . |
| 49 | The wearing of breathing apparatus , although necessary , was known to be risky ; the trapped men were not accustomed to the equipment and anyone who has used it knows how alarming and claustrophobic the experience can be ; the effect can be a compelling desire to rip off the apparatus and if one of the trapped miners was to do so while passing through the gas in Bank mine , death would be almost instantaneous . |
| 50 | Other languages which may be offered by a school as a foundation subject , provided one of the above languages is available to a pupil as an alternative , are also prescribed by the Order : Arabic , Bengali , Chinese ( Cantonese or Mandarin ) , Gujerati , Hebrew ( Modem ) , Hindi , Japanese , Punjabi , Russian , Turkish and Urdu . |
| 51 | Another New-Zealander , Dorothy White , provided one of the best examples with her Books before five ( 1954 ) . |
| 52 | Thus , if O were not the owner but had , for example stolen the car ( or bought it from someone who had stolen it ) then the true owner ( i. e. from whom the car was stolen ) will still have good title ( i. e. unless one of the other exceptions to the nemo dat principle applies ) . |
| 53 | However , if the bailor was not the owner but had , for example , stolen them before leaving them for repair or treatment , etc. then the true owner will still have good title ( i.e. unless one of the other exceptions to the nemo dat principle applies ) . |
| 54 | The Mini Master failed to appear at last year 's Oshkosh because one of the 582 engines failed at 6500 ft 30 minutes after take-off from San Marcos , Texas . |
| 55 | A true feminist morality would strive to root the abstract principles of right and wrong in the firm ground of our tangible day-to-day existence : because one of the inherent limitations of an ethic based solely on rights — whether it be the fetus 's right to life or women 's right to control our bodies — is that it is one-dimensional . |
| 56 | er and some of the solutions that are offered to reduce those crimes involve women restricting , their movements and their freedoms , but I think one of the other reasons why generally people who are victims of crime be they men or women feel guilty is because one of the implicit elements in tradition crime prevention strategies is for us to reduce the opportunity for crime |
| 57 | In the central and southern parts where there are Moslems , a pig 's life is easy — because one of the nice things about being an ‘ unclean ’ animal is that , not only can you not be eaten , you are not supposed to be killed , even for raiding crops . |
| 58 | Yes , we 're very very pleased actually , I mean we were pleased with the fact that we were able to contribute to it because one of the nice things about working , for us , working for the Jordanian water authority , was that the Jordanians themselves have put so much commitment into this er situation , they 're , so much of their own resources and energy has gone into looking after , you know , very large groups of people who really are of no benefit to the country whatsoever . |
| 59 | Because one of the worse things you can do in this and it 's a it 's a it 's something everybody does I think , I understand anyway , is to prejudge who will or who will not advertise in |
| 60 | The hon. Member for Swansea , East ( Mr. Anderson ) looks anxious , as indeed he might , because one of the current concerns of the Baltic states is the return of their gold . |