Example sentences of "it was one [prep] [art] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our aircraft ( with mainplanes detached ) overflowed from the hangar deck onto the quarter deck and it was one of the latter which was rendered u/s during bad weather experienced in the Atlantic . ’ |
| 2 | There was a momentary hesitation while he considered the implications , but it was one of the many challenges he could n't let go . |
| 3 | It was one of the many characteristics they shared . |
| 4 | It is extremely probable that it was one of the many plants brought over to Britain by the Roman occupationary army to remind the legionaries , while they shivered in the damp foggy cold , of the warmth and dryness they had left behind at home . |
| 5 | ‘ Indeed , it was one of the many subjects … time , Amaryllis … but you have driven so much out of my thoughts . |
| 6 | It was one of the many coves in Fethiye Bay where you can anchor up while the meltem , the locally variable north-westerly that is both the driving force and the cooling fan of the Lycian coast between May and September , does its stuff . |
| 7 | It was one of the many things for which she had Rune to thank . |
| 8 | David had always liked Mott The Hoople and admired them , and I think it was one of the few really unselfish acts he did when , when they were on the verge of breaking up , he wrote them a song — ‘ All The Young Dudes ’ . |
| 9 | It was one of the few references to the former prime minister 's gender that I heard during the whole week of leadership crise . |
| 10 | It was one of the few times that the pulp glossy pop press produced journalism worth reading . |
| 11 | It was one of the few times he did n't get up and down from trouble , and that put us level . |
| 12 | It was one of the few cottages which housed a wireless . |
| 13 | ‘ It was one of the few races where I 've been happy with my performance . |
| 14 | In fact , it was one of the few times I had seen him act in a civil way towards his stepmother . |
| 15 | ‘ It was one of the few occasions in his life when he tried and failed . |
| 16 | For her it was one of the few instances where Susan was allowed to be anything other than a 15-year-old schoolgirl . |
| 17 | But if I Saw Three Ships was in there because it was one of the few in six eight time . |
| 18 | According to figures made public in 1990 , it was one of the few republics to run a positive balance in its trade with other republics . |
| 19 | It was one of the few bright moments in her hardworking life . |
| 20 | It was one of the few times in my life when I actually spoke the truth . |
| 21 | It was one of the few BBC radio shows which played to full houses . |
| 22 | ‘ It was one of the few bits of information we did manage to pick up on the grapevine . |
| 23 | Last year it was one of the few paint companies in the South American country to make a profit , although results were down on 1991 . |
| 24 | It was one of the few remaining to keep an old cinema organ until it closed a few years ago . |