Example sentences of "[vb pp] [pron] [num] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And finally , Oxfordshire waterskier Shelley Nutt 's sparkling talent to twist and turn has earned her one of the sport 's top honours . |
| 2 | By mixing Redgra with shale , Oxford 's neighbours Swindon have made theirs one of the best tracks in the country . |
| 3 | It was the launching pad for a media career that has made her one of the highest paid people on British TV . |
| 4 | This quote from Jean Aurenche , who co-scripted Tavernier 's first three features , identifies the driving force which informs all the director 's work , and has made him one of the leading European directors today . |
| 5 | His discipline , his dedication , and his pursuit of excellence may not have made him the most charismatic of world class players , but it has made him one of the most respected . |
| 6 | McAvennie 's peroxide reign has made him one of the most recognisable anti-heroes in Scottish football . |
| 7 | His amusing analysis of human frailty has made him one of the folk world 's more unlikely heroes — a bard who takes the knocks but never shows the bruising . |
| 8 | The Hatchet had not lost those qualities which had made him one of the most respected , and feared , members of the underworld . |
| 9 | A hugely impressive return of eight goals from just 11 games is a true reflection of his amazing turnaround and it has already made him one of the buys of the season , even at that sizeable price tag . |
| 10 | Televised Saturday successes in the Golden Spurs Handicap Chase at Doncaster , Sandown 's Scilly Isles Novices ' Chase and the Arlington Final at Newbury have made him one of the most popular finds of the season among the nation 's punters . |
| 11 | This would indeed have made it one of the greatest empires in Europe . |
| 12 | It was run by two balding , bespectacled men in their late thirties , neither of whom was called Largo , whose extensive knowledge of antiques had made it one of the most popular and profitable shops of its kind in the whole canton . |
| 13 | In Alexandria armies of monks sacked the Serapeum , the great temple to Osiris , and destroyed the library which had made it one of the world 's chief centres of learning . |
| 14 | The company 's current order book demonstrates why its diverse skills and expertise have made it one of the country 's most sought after building , civil engineering and mechanical and electrical engineering contractors in recent years . |
| 15 | Assuming Dr Powell 's right , the people of Venice will be able to continue living their lives in the manner and surroundings which have made it one of the world 's greatest cities . |
| 16 | After all , when you decided to buy a Toyota , you recognised the attributes that have made us one of the worlds foremost manufacturers and our cars such good quality and value . |
| 17 | When they had walked back to the car , his father had offered him one of the fish . |
| 18 | For some time he had thought her one of the most beautiful girls he had ever seen . |
| 19 | Defoe in his time called it one of the finest cities in Europe . |
| 20 | The validation procedure had become what one of the officers described as a ‘ treadmill ’ , sometimes with two or three visits a week . |
| 21 | Since its inception in 1984 the Middlesbrough 10k Road Race and Fun Run has proved itself one of the premier events of its kind in the North-East . |
| 22 | Mill Reefs victory had proved him one of the greatest European racehorses of the age . |
| 23 | ‘ I would like to encourage girls to go into science because I have found it one of the most rewarding careers , ’ said Dr Henderson . |
| 24 | However , the judges awarded it one of the fifth prizes for a War Department design . |
| 25 | Elaine Moss , in her short article ‘ The ‘ Peppermint ’ lesson' ( 1986 ) has given us one of the best accounts of the happy marriage of the right reader with the right book . |
| 26 | That reform has also given us one of the most successful inward investment records of any country , certainly in the European Community and arguably in the world . |