Example sentences of "[is] [num] [prep] [art] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | John Searle is one of the latter . |
| 2 | Without doubt this package is one of the all time greats of shareware programming . |
| 3 | This is one of the many books which address the snobbery of the English , which flash at their readers the lawns of country houses , the baize of gambling-tables , which tell tales of those virtuosos of ostentation and disregard who have in common a contempt for commonness , for the middle class ; and it could be said of such books that their chief resource is the eccentricity which has long amounted to a convention of upper-class life . |
| 4 | It is one of the many strengths of Coetzee 's work that he recognizes the disruptive potential of the new organizations , but he concludes that ultimately they were of benefit to the Conservatives . |
| 5 | Ascorbic acid is a useful additive and like salt and pepper , it is one of the many additives that is derived from a natural source . |
| 6 | Interference with the satisfaction of needs is one of the many sources of frustration leading to aggression . |
| 7 | This subjective nature of an odour is one of the many problems facing a complainant who turns to the law seeking its abatement . |
| 8 | This is one of the many advantages of an ‘ open ’ system . |
| 9 | If you 'd like to include a catfish in your set-up , then try Sturisoma subulata , which is one of the many species commonly referred to as ‘ Twig ’ Catfish . |
| 10 | It is one of the many ironies in our provision for old people that we offer the fit elderly cheap transport ( which they take up enthusiastically to visit their relatives ) but make no provision to enable the relatives of the frail housebound to visit them . |
| 11 | Here is one of the many activities included in Fanfare . |
| 12 | An English Heritage spokeswoman said : ‘ This is one of the many English Heritage entertainments and displays taking place this summer . |
| 13 | The little Cornish fishing village of Polperro is one of the many picturesque sights encountered on a trip along the southern coastline of the country . |
| 14 | Maria is one of the many examples of the younger generation who has become politically involved against the regime through her participation in a Christian community . |
| 15 | It is one of the many old drove and packhorse roads that , before the coming of the railway and the motorcar , were the main links in the chain of communication that ran throughout the Dales . |
| 16 | The case of Nicholson v. Revill is one of the many instances in which this rule of law has been applied , and the reason upon which the rule is founded is as clear and plain as the rule itself . |
| 17 | So , let's get this straight : first edition collectors do buy new books , preferably hardback and preferably mint , and all things being well , here is one of the many titles for which these loyal and driven souls will this season be queuing twelve-deep : |
| 18 | Designed on paper and then woven on her loom , this pure wool rug in a geometric pattern is one of the many designs available from Jacy Wall . |
| 19 | Erm and speech convergence is one of the many methods of becoming more similar to another person , so that you erm get rid of your linguistic differences . |
| 20 | The Hemingway text selected for the exercise is one of the many vignettes peppered throughout the In our time collection . |
| 21 | Andrew Todd , the 17-year-old son of former Middlesbrough manager Colin Todd , is one of the many promising youngsters . |
| 22 | The campaign has been given an extra edge as it is one of the many school ‘ constituencies ’ throughout Britain to be featured on the BBC 's Newsround programme . |
| 23 | The answer is , of course , that the position of a word boundary has some effect on the realisation of the phoneme ; this is one of the many cases in which the occurrence of different allophones can only be properly explained by making reference to units of grammar ( something which was for a long time disapproved of by many phonologists ) . |
| 24 | Giles , a stylish rider who was very unlucky to roll a pole off the last fence , is one of the many youngsters desperate for sponsorship . |
| 25 | Additionally , the cataloguer will be sure to make comparisons , which will be useful to the reader , for the format is one of the few in which a generous number of illustrations can be included . |
| 26 | And Keith is one of the few Englishmen I know who really likes Spencer , the rest dismiss him as representative of an imperial , conservative , rural English idyll . |
| 27 | Discovered at one of the LTA 's 3 Star Clubs at King George 's Comprehensive school , by the father of local professional coach Harvey Slater ( who now coaches the youngster ) , Joanne , who is about to leave school for a year of full time playing , is one of the few British juniors who has the ability to ‘ kick ’ and break from the pack . |
| 28 | From Australia , former Woodworker editor , Peter Collenette sends a report on the Tasmanian furniture-maker , Alan Livermore , who is one of the few designer-makers to have his designs made in factories and in his own workshop . |
| 29 | He is one of the few people I have ever met who has never been either inflated or deflated by personal possessions . |
| 30 | ( The allusion to Pope 's ‘ Essay on Man ’ is one of the few that the editors pass over . ) |