Example sentences of "of one [prep] [art] [noun sg] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fortune having smiled on them , and I mean if it had n't been for a lump of expanded foam out of one of the life boats that had blown up at , if it had n't come floating past me , I mean I would have been a goner as well , but I got hold of that . |
| 2 | It can be equated with the inspectorates of mines , railways or atomic energy and is , therefore , a branch of one of the government departments . |
| 3 | CHASM OF DEATH : The sliced-off section of one of the apartment blocks . |
| 4 | Then she settled down at the dining-room table with her book purchases , which she had picked at random from the shelves of Tollemarche 's only book store and from the racks of one of the cigar stores . |
| 5 | The virtue of this procedure is that you will then consider and decide finally whether you should make any requisitions upon , for example , the absence of a covenant for production of one of the title documents , an outstanding mortgage that should be discharged , restrictions that were not disclosed by the contract , etc . |
| 6 | The senior pilot in the operation , Lt Cmdr George Wallace , told how a ground fired missile passed within 1,000 yards of one of the Sea Kings as they approached Srebrenica . |
| 7 | James was kneeling on the floor in front of one of the lacquer cabinets , which he had opened . |
| 8 | Students who are nationals of one of the member states of the European Community ( other than the United Kingdom ) and who are accepted on undergraduate courses at the University of Ulster will , in most cases , be eligible to receive a mandatory award to cover the payment of fees . |
| 9 | L 379 , p. 1 ) , according to which the levying of any customs duty or charge having equivalent effect and the application of any quantitative restriction or measure having equivalent effect were prohibited in the internal trade of the Community ; ( c ) article 8(1) of that Regulation , which , as regards the payment of an indemnity to producers who were not members of a producers ' organisation , provided that such an indemnity was to be granted without discrimination as to the nationality or place of establishment of the recipients ; ( d ) article 27(2) of that Regulation , which laid down for all fishing vessels flying the flag of one of the member states the principle of equal access to ports and first-stage marketing installations in the other member states ; ( e ) article 5(2) of Regulation ( E.E.C. ) No. 170/83 , which authorised the member states to determine the detailed rules for the utilisation of the quotas allocated to them , in accordance with the applicable Community provisions ; and ( f ) article 13(2) of Council Regulation ( E.E.C. ) No. 3094/86 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources ( Official Journal 1986 No . |
| 10 | The first issue contains a brief profile of one of the member organisations of the network , the Centre for Encounters and Dialogues , as well as general Mexican news and an examination of the 500th anniversary of Columbus ' landing in America from a Mexican viewpoint . |
| 11 | I can only assume that it stemmed from wishful thinking or a misunderstanding on the part of one of the council employees or officers . |
| 12 | I pointed to where my trumpet was balanced on top of one of the stereo speakers . |
| 13 | At that time , one could enter the building easily , wander up and down the racked and discoloured ramp , contemplate the looting of one of the door handles , even find undrunk wine in a cupboard . |
| 14 | In about 1923 the eldest Marsh girl joined the chorus of one of the variety shows playing at the Palace Theatre and went on tour . |
| 15 | All he could see was a large boy wearing the uniform of one of the charity schools , where the children of the very poor used to go . |
| 16 | He was standing on top of one of the crush barriers by the look of it and when the goal went in he either jumped or the surge forward did the job for him and he defied gravity for a while . |
| 17 | The large shape of one of the assault boats was still forming , stretching ever further as he watched , and folding out on itself . |
| 18 | That , on its own , was no problem , but I also had the misfortune to fall foul of one of the school bullies . |
| 19 | On the other hand , the lower economic cost of one of the chemotherapy arms in the Canadian trial reflected decreased rates of hospital admission and thus provided indirect evidence of improved quality of life . |
| 20 | ‘ Sunset in the Mediterranean way with fire and passion and going out in a blaze of glory , ’ he teased , grabbing at a blanket from the back of one of the wicker chairs on the terrace . |
| 21 | as if on cue , a cistern flushed and the door of one of the WC cubicles opened to reveal the emerging figure of George Prendergast , the Personnel Director . |
| 22 | It takes them long enough to cut a way through to the chimney of the air shaft , sawing through the rhodie branches and tearing away the brambles and other undergrowth ; then they lever off the iron grating over the shaft without any difficulty , and one of the younger cops , in an overall and a hard hat , wraps the rope around himself — proper climbing rope they had in the back of one of the Range Rovers — and abseils down into the darkness . |
| 23 | Avelorn is ruled by the Everqueen , the chosen of the Earth Mother , mistress of the undying forest , preserver of green fastness , observer of the rites of the golden spring , occupant of one of the Twin Thrones of Ulthuan . |
| 24 | the creation of an Academic Standards Committee as a major area of responsibility of one of the Deputy Principals , underlining the importance attached to quality within the University at the highest level . |
| 25 | I was permitted to use the office of one of the deputy heads in the comprehensive school as my base . |
| 26 | Wakelate came into the kitchen and Cleo , still standing stiffly by the sink , watched him turn on the gas of one of the wall lamps . |
| 27 | ‘ Trouble with this door , ’ Deuce explained to Nicholas , who stood a few paces away sipping his champagne too quickly and ignoring the come-on of one of the dancing youths . |
| 28 | It is appropriate that the worship of the eternal-maternal should be the subject of one of the opening images of the exhibition . |
| 29 | Even the Financial Times noted the fact that Conor Haughey , the Managing Director of one of the mining companies , Feltrim Mining , is a son of Charles Haughey . |
| 30 | Imagine yourself in the position of one of the university administrators . |