Example sentences of "was just one [prep] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Chernobyl visit was just one of many reasons why the inquiry was still running when even the conscientious Barnes decided to take a summer break . |
| 2 | That was just one of many ironies relished yesterday by Americans who had learned to loathe Mrs Helmsley for her ‘ only the little people pay taxes ’ remark , her greed , and her notorious arrogance . |
| 3 | That , police said later , was just one of many differences between him and the super-rich daredevil namesake . |
| 4 | He was just one of these players prepared to try something a bit different every now and again — which is laudable . |
| 5 | ‘ That was just one of these things . ’ |
| 6 | The row over the titles was just one of several run-ins Verity Lambert had with her two department heads in the early months , particularly over the first episode . |
| 7 | For the base Chaplain , this was just one of several funerals he 'll be presiding over during the next few days . |
| 8 | He was a bad lot and it was just one of those things . |
| 9 | It was just one of those things that you can not explain . |
| 10 | ‘ I did n't manage to get on last summer 's tour of Australia , but that was just one of those things . |
| 11 | Smith , the car 's owner , told magistrates at Eastbourne : ‘ It was just one of those things that happens after a few bevvies . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ The crash at Spa after Assen was just one of those things — a front wheel slide in the wet . |
| 13 | We just used to hang around with each other and it was just one of those things , like , that you 'd never done before . |
| 14 | It was just one of those things that happened to even the nicest people , and the sensible thing to do about it was pay £25 and turn up at a London hotel for a glass of sherry and an implicit promise of no humiliation if things did n't work out . |
| 15 | ‘ It was just one of those things which seemed a good idea at the time . |
| 16 | Greg Downs says it was just one of those things and his Hereford team are playing well and have a good cup record . |
| 17 | It was just one of those things . |
| 18 | It was just one of those things — a chance in a million , ’ she said . |
| 19 | It was just one of those situations where you find just the sound you 're looking for at that particular time . |
| 20 | Yes , it was just one of those days when Belmont 's name was on the cup right from the off . |
| 21 | It was just one of those days , ’ he said . |
| 22 | It was just one of those flings ! ’ |
| 23 | Had n't she thought the very same thing — that he had used her , that it was just one of those flings ? |