Example sentences of "[noun prp] [be] [verb] one of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Richard was to prove one of the most enigmatic of kings . |
| 2 | well I do n't know how they work it , but I should n't get a bad one , it should be okay , I mean my dad 's gon na give me money anyway , so , I mean if I , London City so Phil was saying one of the best in the country he says that , so hopefully if they , they give me an offer , the others should as well |
| 3 | In 1782 Warltire was elected one of the first forty-five honorary members of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society , the others including such illustrious men as Antoine Lavoisier , Alessandro Volta , and Benjamin Franklin . |
| 4 | As it happened , the visit occurred on a day when southern Saskatchewan was experiencing one of the heaviest snow blizzards in years . |
| 5 | During his long reign Louis was to prove one of the most effective of early medieval rulers . |
| 6 | Two-Can is to become one of the early publishing entrants into the multimedia market this spring . |
| 7 | Under the 1643 ordinance to control printing , Bachilor was appointed one of the twelve divines empowered to license books of divinity . |
| 8 | Richard Coburn was wearing one of the T-shirts the day police arrested him . |
| 9 | Cy McCray was riding one of the joint favourites and , somewhat to her surprise , Harry Short had retained Damien Gould to ride Heraldic , a three-year-old with negligible form . |
| 10 | JEFFREY Archer is to sign one of the biggest deals in British publishing history for more than £3 million a year . |
| 11 | A sharp downturn in 1920–1 was aggravated and by the middle of 1921 Britain was experiencing one of the worst recessions in its history , with unemployment rising to 2.4 million in May in that year ( 22 per cent of the insured labour force ) . |
| 12 | Rather than being the workshop of the world , Britain was becoming one of the world 's secretarial colleges , with priority given to non-manual clerical and service occupation . |
| 13 | Despite the unpopularity of politicians , John Major is considered one of the best of the political bunch , with 67% agreeing that he is doing a good job as Prime Minister , housewives , particularly , approve of his performance ( 74% ) , which should raise his confidence for the election . |
| 14 | But she said she was pleased to see Darlington was to get one of the new advanced tenders . |
| 15 | Next day , in her usual riding class , Evelyn was given one of the beginners ' ponies to ride ; not because she had become ‘ big-headed ’ over night , but because her instructor had spotted one weakness in her riding . |
| 16 | He could have had no idea that Mr Waterhouse was to become one of the greatest civic architects of the north , for in 1856 , when Hinderton Hall was built , he was still at the brink of his career . |
| 17 | With his calm , smooth tackling and impeccable conduct on the field , Hapgood was to become one of the ablest and most respected players ever to captain Arsenal and England . |
| 18 | MARK Hughes believes Wales are becoming one of the most difficult teams to beat in international soccer . |
| 19 | If Alice were marrying one of the Irish Guards on duty at Buckingham Palace today , she would probably comment , not that his life is ‘ terrible hard ’ ( though of course training is tough ) , but that it is terribly varied . |
| 20 | Alice is marrying one of the guard . |
| 21 | The same insincere welcome is used by Macbeth to Macduff : ‘ The labour we delight in physics pain' ( II.iii.48f. ) , and at the news of Duncan 's murder Lady Macbeth is given one of the most brilliant pieces of hypocrisy Shakespeare ever invented : ‘ Woe , alas ! /What , in our house ? ’ |
| 22 | By the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries , the Gloucester was deemed one of the country 's better dairy cows and a useful draught ox . |