Example sentences of "it was one of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was one of Lewis 's ambitions to have an address in which the name of the street might be left out without causing inconvenience to the post office . |
| 2 | It was one of Chapman 's rules that even when the ball was on the other side of the field , a player must always be anticipating the next move . |
| 3 | If you think that would n't hurt , I 'd better tell you it was one of Albert Rowe 's specials — stale and very crusty . |
| 4 | ‘ My first priority was to sign an organising scrum-half because I felt it was one of Widnes ’ weak-nesses , ’ revealed Larder . |
| 5 | ‘ Oh it was one of Mark 's sermons , in a sense . |
| 6 | It was one of man 's more successful attempts at curbing the forces of nature . |
| 7 | In the further short silence , Kathleen 's mobile features sought an expression and , when they had found it , it was one of anxiety . |
| 8 | Then my head hit something else and I realized it was one of Armstrong 's rear tyres . |
| 9 | It was one of Mrs Rose 's favourite books . |
| 10 | As far as I 'm concerned I give them 10-out-of-10 and it was one of Swansea 's best performances . ’ |
| 11 | It was one of Aunt Tossie 's more endearing habits to discuss with Nicandra every item in her own wardrobe , and tonight was an occasion for special deliberation . |
| 12 | It was one of Baldwin 's rare failures in human relationships . |
| 13 | Evidently it was one of Marcel Boulestin 's favourite sweetmeats ; a recipe for tomato jam or preserve appears in every one of his cookery books . |
| 14 | But this was not a world of the concrete ; it was one of winks , illusions and intimations . |
| 15 | It was one of Ben 's innovations that I greatly enjoyed . |
| 16 | and I think it was one of things which never really took off in terms of the accident |
| 17 | It was one of revolution and civil war , following on from Russia 's collapse during the First World War . |
| 18 | At 51 minutes , it was one of Connors 's swiftest defeats in his long and distinguished career . |
| 19 | It seems a strange edict for an empire so intent on spreading the culture of the vine , but it was one of economy and rationalisation , in an endeavour to effect a balance between the overproduction of wine and the shortage of basic food crops . |
| 20 | For the visiting teacher it was one of access . |
| 21 | It was one of Brian 's three daughters , Karen , who got to know Kirsty . |
| 22 | In fact it was one of Adams 's less-explosive innings which has given him the most pleasure this summer . |
| 23 | The Sanusi episode in the Zuwaya image was sometimes a sign of resistance to the Italians ; in other circumstances and discussions it was one of submission . |
| 24 | On checking with his wife , Tom remembered it was one of Kirsty 's favourite games , cheekily daring all-comers to come and take the ball before grabbing it in her mouth and running off . |
| 25 | It was regarded as erm it was one of Palmerston 's , one of Palmerston 's great triumphs was n't it ? |
| 26 | For a moment Rachel was shocked by the expression in his eyes , for it was one of pain . |
| 27 | Roirbak experienced a moment of panic , sure it was one of Penumbra 's staff , arrived too soon before he could work anything out , when Mellissa informed him the visitor was Leila Saatchi . |
| 28 | On the whole I think we could say it was one of Joey 's bright young men . ’ |
| 29 | But when he went to pick it up he was horrified to discover it was one of Isaac 's geese . |