Example sentences of "was [adv] [verb] [prep] one [prep] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Smith was unkindly greeted by one of the most difficult of first balls — dragging him forward , zooming in at his front pad , then ducking away at speed . |
| 2 | My call was eventually answered by one of those awful sisters , but I was n't quite sure which one it was . |
| 3 | A Roman Catholic was badly injured in one of two booby-trap grenade attacks by Loyalist paramilitaries in north Belfast . |
| 4 | Kibaki was widely regarded as one of the most powerful government members ; he had been in the Cabinet for over 20 years and had been Vice-President until 1988 . |
| 5 | It 's a highly competitive event with pace and pedigree and was rightly selected as one of this year 's Star Rank Hot 100 races . |
| 6 | Graeme Hick confirmed his encouraging form with an excellent 64 , which was only ended by one of several bad decisions given by Professor Rathore . |
| 7 | This invitation was only accepted by one of their Lordships , Lord Upjohn , who , after a review of the authorities , said , at p. 507 : |
| 8 | This was only seen in one of the nine patients with fulminant hepatic failure ( p<0.001 ) ( Table ) . |
| 9 | The treatment was only given by one of the two physicians participating in the study ( JLJ and CG ) , both with previous experience in the use of heater probe . |
| 10 | Described to the French government in April 1720 as very gallant , and able in both diplomacy and the sciences , he was nevertheless criticized by one of George I 's diplomats , St Saphorin , for being too inclined to sharp practice . |
| 11 | On Gordon Durie : ‘ I was n't surprised when he was substituted because he was already crying after one of my tackles on him . ’ |
| 12 | The city was just recovering from one of the usual bouts of plague which come in late winter ; its citizens , however , sensed the worst was over and the streets buzzed like an overturned hive . |
| 13 | Faced with four alternative approaches to valuation — whether it should be based on capital values , rental values , maintenance costs or rebuilding costs — its choice was not to go for one of them , or even a mixture of two of them , but to go for all four of them . |
| 14 | The results in Table 7.2 clearly show a reduction in the number of word-paths for all sets ; however there were also many utterances for which the correct word-path was not included as one of the alternative word-paths ( Table 7.3 ) . |
| 15 | Consider how the lilies grow in the fields ; they do not work , they do not spin , and yet , I tell you , even Solomon in all his splendour was not attired like one of these . |
| 16 | Millichip told them that Johnson had not breached any of the club rules and was generally regarded as one of their most loyal players . |
| 17 | The Countess of Scarborough was rapidly captured by one of Jones 's squadrons and a two-ship duel developed between his own flagship , the Bonhomme Richard and the Serapis . |
| 18 | and yet she was always treated as one of the , the family , but it 's silly because you 've done what you can when they 're living . |
| 19 | The six-cylinder Healey was always known as one of the bigger-engined he-man British sports cars of its generation ; the Cobra , with its lightweight , cast-iron ‘ small-block ’ Ford V8 , the classic example of the adage ‘ there 's no substitute for cubic inches . ’ |
| 20 | It is evident that only 200 years ago the possibility of educating the deaf and dumb was still regarded by one of the most enlightened representatives of his age as bordering on the miraculous : |
| 21 | The attentions of powerful lords in the Middle Ages brought borough status , a castle , and the right to hold a market and a fair , and ensured that Stowey was quickly established as one of the most important places between Bridgwater and Williton . |
| 22 | Above all , as was wisely observed by one of our members , the time was far too short to master the intricacies of the crofting system , which is so basic to the rural development of the area . |
| 23 | ‘ He was also seen by one of my first cousins walking up and down the corridor . |
| 24 | The abnormal hybridization pattern was also seen in one of patient B's sisters ( lane 6 ) , for whom carrier status had not previously been determined . |
| 25 | A surprise presentation was also made to one of the region 's most popular charity entertainers , Billy Dobson . |
| 26 | During that week she became more friendly with Ben , who was often digging in one of the vegetable gardens . |
| 27 | He submits that he can do this , seeing that , as is common ground , the money was originally paid into one of Glasgow 's bank accounts in London , but otherwise he is unable to produce any evidence in support of this contention . |
| 28 | All of this was in the hours ahead , for I was now to live through one of the toughest three days and nights I ever experienced . |
| 29 | Planning permission for its conversion into a dwelling existed when the barn was purchased , but the scheme was particularly disliked by one of the new owners who believed , partly for the reason cited above and partly because of her training as a sculptress , that a simpler treatment , more strongly evocative of the barn 's original function , might be adopted and still give comfortable and convenient living accommodation . |
| 30 | A seven-year-old child was reportedly hit by one of the canisters and taken , injured in the leg , to hospital . |