Example sentences of "[noun sg] was [adj] [prep] the things " in BNC.
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| 1 | An annual further education programme was one of the things which became possible thanks to the availability of full-time professional staff . |
| 2 | The garden was one of the things Bert and Nellie liked about the Home they now live in . |
| 3 | She had instructed the maids not to disturb her for she valued her privacy and having staff constantly on hand was one of the things she had found most difficult to become accustomed to . |
| 4 | Ale ale was one of the things that they ate they they drank they put ale on their porridge . |
| 5 | The apathy of the people towards unemployment was one of the things that caused so little notice to be taken of it . |
| 6 | Syl 's oboe was another of the things about him that I could n't bear . |
| 7 | They scarcely knew the man — and , no doubt , curiosity was one of the things which brought them out into the streets to see him . |