Example sentences of "one of the [adj] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sight of it crossing the line in barely a walk was one of the saddest of the year . |
| 2 | And he 'll put one of the Six in the prison . |
| 3 | One of the oddest of the new inventions is the Splashguard , a musical gadget which fits inside your toilet bowl . |
| 4 | Unionist MPs made much capital from the embarrassment of Liberals who had to vote the Bill down and from the ineffectiveness of John Burns , one of the weakest of the Liberal ministers . |
| 5 | If he was a nonentity , one of the lowest of the low , then he wanted his work to reveal what it was like to be such an unfortunate . |
| 6 | Lovebird came from St Vincent , one of the smallest of the five large Windward Islands . |
| 7 | The little tern , as its name suggests , is one of the smallest of the tern tribe with about eight sub-species ranging widely over both hemispheres . |
| 8 | In anyone 's book that is failure of some magnitude , but the fact for English cricket was simply that there were very few players of real Test class around at the time ; after all , when Mike Gatting , one of the best of the county captains , got his chance he won only twice in twenty-two Tests . |
| 9 | April 11 : His fabulous ‘ juggling ’ goal in the 3–0 win against Chelsea is hailed as one of the best of the season . |
| 10 | Last year 's Australian GP at Phillip Island was one of the best of the year . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Either they are one of the best of the bunch at home , or they make their name abroad . |
| 13 | Mr Taylor , 40 , a former journalist with the Financial Times , is regarded as one of the best of the younger generation of British managers . |
| 14 | And the Nissan Sunny SR is one of the best of the breed . |
| 15 | These are the actions of a Government determined to make the health service one of the best in the world . |
| 16 | I have a great live band , probably one of the best in the world . |
| 17 | I 'm not one to do double somersaults — I 'm not that acrobatic — but he 's one of the best in the country and has been for a long time . |
| 18 | Mentmore contains , after the Wallace Collection and Waddesdon , the finest collection of eighteenth-century French furniture in England — one of the best in the world . |
| 19 | We are pleased to say that this Policy is one of the best in the market to meet the requirements of Policyholders . |
| 20 | The farm is one of the best in the county and its steading high above Dunure is a well-known landmark for all who sail on the lower reaches of the Clyde estuary . |
| 21 | Our large gift shop os considered one of the best in the South East and offers a vast range of quality nostalgic gifts , such as Victorian style dolls , enamel advertising signs , tins and teddy bears . |
| 22 | The Meadhaven Clinic was , he knew , one of the best in the country , yet he felt immensely frustrated after every visit he made there . |
| 23 | The Northgate Leisure Centre is one of the best in the North West . |
| 24 | The view from the exposed summit of Ben Crom is one of the best in the Mournes , taking in , as it does , the Silent Valley , Binnian , Lamagan and beyond Donard . |
| 25 | He said : ‘ England 's problem in the European Championship was at right-back and David is one of the best in the country . ’ |
| 26 | Duncan 's small room , with a metal-framed cot , small table and two chairs , was one of the best in the hotel , having been repainted a sickly pale green only six months earlier . |
| 27 | It was a big black stallion , one of the best in the Prince 's stable and Sharpe hoped the beast was battle trained . |
| 28 | In the past 12 months he has improved immensely to become one of the best in the world and to confirm Imran 's earlier forecasts . |
| 29 | Paris is a fascinating place , one of the best in the world , and it is frightening New York a lot . |
| 30 | I do n't want to be one of the best in the world , I want to be the best in the world , and everyone I come up against is a stepping stone to me getting over that bridge . |