Example sentences of "one of [art] [noun pl] ['s] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most of the management and men lived locally in New Cumnock or in one of the miners ' rows in the district . |
| 2 | Deputy editor Matthew Symonds said the only way the move could be economic was if one of The Times 's rivals was forced out of business . |
| 3 | It is likely to have a very wide readership — made up not only of the 500 or so Open University students following the course each year , but also the many women embarking one of the women 's studies courses now on offer in Britain and Europe . |
| 4 | Well in my second year I coxed one of the women 's university boats against well underneath the famous Sue Brown . |
| 5 | The organization of women in the controlled zones varies considerably depending on the region : either one of the women 's organizations has taken on the task or there may be a women 's committee of the Popular Power Council . |
| 6 | ‘ Hel lo ! ’ squeaks one of the ladies ' hats suddenly — and there are the Bernsteins . |
| 7 | There 's a quotation here from one of the ladies ' magazines at the time : ‘ woman was given to man to be his better angel , to dissuade him from vice , to stimulate him to virtue , to make home delightful and life joyous , in the exercise of these gentle and holy charities , she fulfils her high vocation ’ — pretty inspiring stuff ! |
| 8 | Suddenly , he called out two licence plate numbers ; one of these , except for one digit , turned out to match the number plate of one of the kidnappers ' vans . |
| 9 | About 400 sick conscripts were discharged ( this having been one of the demonstrators ' demands ) , as were those who had served 18 months of their two-year service . |
| 10 | There 's generally one in the main parents ' bedroom , perhaps there 's one in one in er one of the youngsters ' bedrooms , there could even be one in the kitchen these days . |
| 11 | You ca n't imagine him going into one of the labourers ' cottages can you , Thérèse said , pulling on her nylons . |
| 12 | One of the lawyers ' wives wanted to know the secret of Ellen 's coffee , and Ellen modestly said she just followed the percolator instructions , while the truth was that she put a cupful of cheap instant coffee powder into every percolated pot . |
| 13 | On ballots , the hon. Gentleman quoted what one of the employers ' organisations said about workplace ballots and its proviso that they should be properly conducted . |
| 14 | Gordon Watson , who scored twice in last week 's Coca Cola Cup seven-goal rout of Leicester and again in the reserves on Thursday , now looks certain to fill one of the strikers ' roles . |
| 15 | Next day , in her usual riding class , Evelyn was given one of the beginners ' ponies to ride ; not because she had become ‘ big-headed ’ over night , but because her instructor had spotted one weakness in her riding . |
| 16 | Such a conference is one of the students ' demands . |
| 17 | It is worth remembering that the London merchant Richard Lyons , who had been impeached in 1376 , was one of the rebels ' victims five years later . |
| 18 | Local league officials have stepped in after one of the men 's teams they beat protested : ‘ We were indecently assaulted . ’ |
| 19 | Some pattern of what might be done needed to be worked out , and after a great deal of discussion and searching for funds , we transferred one of the men 's teacher training classes from Kemmendine to a Delta village . |
| 20 | In the event of a failure of one of the lexicographers ' printers , the 3812 may be configured for their use . |
| 21 | He had no doubt it was one of the verderers ' horses and that it was dying ; indeed , even as he watched it the spasmodic movements seemed weaker and less purposeful . |
| 22 | Social workers later discovered that one of the children 's grandmothers had offered to look after them , but was told other arrangements had been made . |
| 23 | John likes to keep the horses separate so that they do n't kick each other , but Hopscotch often jumps into Milton 's paddock to keep him company ; and sometimes if the weather is bad , one of the children 's ponies is turned out with him , otherwise Milton , who is a bit of a softy , will hang around by the gate in the hope that someone will take pity on him and take him back to his warm stable . |
| 24 | ‘ One of the Children 's Film Foundation 's best , this film has a professional polish , and the children are expertly handled , ’ wrote one reviewer , who also remarked on the production 's ‘ refreshing spontaneity ’ . |
| 25 | Then in answer to Merrill 's raised eyebrows , ‘ They 're from one of the children 's homes . |
| 26 | Speaking to one of the workers in one of the children 's homes , said do you think that child prostitution in the children 's homes is something new because it 's on the front of the T and A ? |
| 27 | ‘ It was the day before my estimated delivery date , which also happened to be one of the children 's birthdays and half-term holidays , so I was very busy . |
| 28 | Ryanne one of the yanks ' names the other night , Ryanne . |
| 29 | Xorandor is capable of wordplay , he even puns on Shakespeare : ‘ softwarily we are observed ’ ( 179 ) , and he gives a reply to one of the twins ' questions that they later discover to have been ‘ syntactically clear but contextually ambiguous ’ ( 183–4 ) . |
| 30 | In his mind 's eye , Preston saw himself as the daddy in one of the twins ' bedtime books . |