Example sentences of "was [adv] one [prep] [art] [det] " in BNC.

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1 O was only one of the many names that we had given him , but it was the one that had lasted .
2 This was only one of the many directions in which the Yakut people spread from their homeland on the Lena .
3 This was only one among the many spatial , time , and monetary boundaries of liability set forth in the Hague Rules .
4 Washing up was just one of the many benefits that usually came his way on party nights .
5 This vigil was just one of the many anti-war demonstrations that have been held in London and around the world in recent weeks .
6 This was just one of the many problems in getting ashore .
7 The wearing of boxer shorts was just one of the many American ways he 'd adopted over the years .
8 This was just one of the many ways in which LASMO helped Mujadid while he was in London .
9 She was just one of the many petitioners waiting for an audience with the Queen or her sheriffs .
10 ‘ And I was probably one of the few people who ever paid It ’ , he suggests .
11 It was also one of the few occasions where the singer 's sense of humour was enticed from the shell .
12 She was also one of the few Salvationists to see the need and value of the media .
13 The military commander of the city of Algiers , General Massu , who was also one of the few fervent Gaullists among the senior officers , agreed to head this committee .
14 It meant I was now one of the few .
15 The place is no longer there now , but it was n't one of the several that fell down after being abandoned .
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