Example sentences of "one [prep] [noun] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed Karelius , in opera cloak and one of Aranyos ' dandyish suits , flattered himself he looked as distinguished as any . |
| 2 | Finally , the impressive array of late nineteenth century pictures includes one of Degas ' most audacious racing scenes , Whistler 's Symphony in White No . |
| 3 | Also Parker confesses that he has never been to one of Elvis ' recording sessions : ‘ That 's his job — mine 's getting him as much money as I can . ’ |
| 4 | Peter was accused three times , as he sat in the courtyard of the high priest 's house , of being one of Jesus ' men and three times he denied it . |
| 5 | Windows can be used on an 80286 based computer , but it will operate noticeably slower and can not take advantage of one of Windows ' main characteristics — Multi-tasking . |
| 6 | As one of Briggs ' former colleagues , Dr Peter Friedland , now head of RIACS , politely expressed it : ‘ People thought it was not a substantial contribution ’ . |
| 7 | In 1979 one of Honduras ' meagre concessions to land reform had given Santos ' group of 16 families a 14-hectare plot on a steep hillside . |
| 8 | It had scooped up armfuls of holiday bookings following the the collapse of Harry Goodman 's ILG group , which had taken with it one of Airtours ' biggest rivals , Intasun . |
| 9 | This perceived competence in one role leading to the acquisition of other roles , brings us , in concluding this discussion of informal care , to one of Abrams ' most telling points , for those who want to place such neighbourly care in a contemporary context . |
| 10 | During the project there was a shift away from locating the issue as one of girls ' motivation towards attempts to change the nature of school science . |
| 11 | It is one of Callinicos ' main concerns to relate the constellation of ideas and cultural practices trading under a conception of the postmodern condition to an inadequate and escapist politics : the claim , as one of his own critics has had it , that ‘ the conditions that sustain oppression can be altered piecemeal ’ ( Patton , cited , p. 85 ) . |
| 12 | Luca Giordano , Elisa went on , thinking that she had placed her hosts at a disadvantage , was a particular favourite of hers and she could easily see why he was regarded as one of Naples ' finest painters . |
| 13 | Stamford , one of Hoskins ' ‘ open-field ’ towns , is actually made up of a Danish burgh , founded in 877 on the north side of the River Welland and consisting of a roughly rectangular block bisected by the east-west High Street , and an English burgh to the south of the river founded by King Edward in 918 , and consisting of a neat rectangular area bisected by the north-south St Martins High Street . |
| 14 | However , there was certainly an imperialist aspect : as we have seen ( p. 41 ) one of Athens ' motives for western involvement was the abundant shipbuilding timber of southern Italy , and timbers from , precisely , Thurii are mentioned in an Attic inventory of the late fifth century ( IG i 3 386 1 . |
| 15 | The building houses one of Drachenfels ' coaches , which you should certainly try to get the adventurers to investigate ! |
| 16 | The scene of one of Drachenfels ' most infamous atrocities , this chamber has been shunned by most of the few who have penetrated the Castle . |
| 17 | As he was a brilliant classical scholar , it is possible that he realized that what he had discovered was in line with one of Hippocrates ' systems , formulated so many centuries before . |
| 18 | Years later one of Cahiers ' most influential critics , Jean-Luc Godard , admitted that none of them had really believed in the theory , but had used it to draw attention to themselves . |
| 19 | ‘ POWER to the people ’ is the secret behind a team-based improvement exercise which could save up to $1 million a year for one of Courtaulds ' leading US businesses . |
| 20 | Above right : one of Koons ' most famous works from his earlier period , ‘ Rabbit ’ , 1986 |
| 21 | The horseman was , in fact , one of Miles ' Cheyenne scouts , and Looking Glass was cut down by a sharpshooter 's bullet ; the only warrior to die after the opening battle . |
| 22 | Inside-right John Jackson , 23 , came from Clyde for £1,000 , one of Leeds ' largest outlays , and Fred Blackman , described by the Yorkshire Post as ‘ possibly the most stylish and polished back in the Second Division ’ , was bought from Huddersfield Town . |
| 23 | On the wall of my Beirut home , I have one of Roberts ' lithographs of Tyre in southern Lebanon . |
| 24 | No visit to this area is complete without a walk around one of Wales ' most famous headlands . |
| 25 | MODERN TIMBER technology is helping support on one of Wales ' most famous narrow gauge lines , the Vale of Rheidol Railway . |
| 26 | Ruthin schoolboy Gareth Edwards , rated one of Wales ' outstanding young prospects , will make his belated senior county debut in this game . |
| 27 | Ruthin schoolboy Gareth Edwards , rated one of Wales ' outstanding young prospects , will make his belated senior county debut in this game . |
| 28 | Control Techniques , one of Wales ' home-grown success stories , turned in pre-tax profits of £3.7m to March , a leap of £2.1m on the same period in 1992 . |
| 29 | And that will be one of Mains ' main tests for the year . |
| 30 | Sammy had been flopped over one of Dobbs ' hooves , enjoying the shade of her large head . |