Example sentences of "[noun] [was/were] one [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Implicitly , the programme was one for the reform of the existing empire rather than its overthrow . |
| 2 | One of the most interesting papers on stratigraphical palaeontology published in recent years was one on the dating of old mining camps in the American West by means of beer bottles and beer cans . |
| 3 | The adjustment factor was one for the under 65 group and three for the over 65 group . |
| 4 | The critical distinction drawn by Lord Bridge of Harwich was one between the decision making functions of the local authority and its executive functions , by which I take Lord Bridge to mean the administrative acts to be performed in giving effect to the relevant decision . |
| 5 | St Paul understood the distinctive heart of Christianity to lie in the historic facts of the gospel ; the Jesus of history was one with the Christ of his faith , who was also the eternal wisdom of God in creation . |
| 6 | They did not act since the case was one for the Russian authorities alone . |