Example sentences of "[vb mod] [vb infin] to be one of " in BNC.
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1 | It 'll have to be one of the bedrooms , I 'm afraid . ’ |
2 | The disappointment for Newcastle , and for the North-East , is that what might prove to be one of the most crucial games in the club 's history has been decided not by skill , flair and courage — but by dubious refereeing decisions . |
3 | It was a bold experiment that is almost certain to be rewarded with full houses and , as the acoustics are to be softened , by tonight 's performance it might prove to be one of the better stagings . |
4 | On its recovery from the Plague the city could claim to be one of the most progressive in Europe , with trade in leather and metal goods , knives and weapons , as well as silk . |
5 | ‘ This could prove to be one of the key issues as Europe attempts to move into stages two and three of EMU ’ , he said . |
6 | Technical experts will always disagree , erm there was a time when I too would claim to be one of them . |
7 | This would seem to be one of the few events that had any lasting emotional effect on him . |
8 | Fourth , the Port of London would continue to be one of the world 's great ports . |
9 | This transformation of professional climate may prove to be one of the most important legacies of The Primary Needs Programme . |
10 | Finally , we realise that we are only at the beginning of what may prove to be one of the most significant developments of the twentieth century . |
11 | But this may prove to be one of the final fence cutting protests at Upper Heyford . |
12 | The problem of prostitution will have to be one of the priorities of the FDR-FMLN after they take power . |
13 | I am confident Scottish Nuclear has a long-term future and that it will continue to be one of Scotland 's best engineering companies . |
14 | And , after two weeks that would have cracked a lesser man , Taylor proved he still has what it takes to ensure that England can qualify to be one of the outside contenders . |
15 | Archaeologists have established that Jericho can claim to be one of the very oldest cities in the world , with a history going back all of ten thousand years . |
16 | Along with algebraic number theory algebraic geometry can claim to be one of the main motivating factors behind an autonomous theory of current interest , that of commutative rings . |
17 | ‘ It is only the cream of our young manhood who can aspire to be one of our glorious cosmonauts . |