Example sentences of "[pron] be [adv] one " in BNC.
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1 | VOTERS like me are surely one of the reasons why the Conservative Party was returned to power . |
2 | There may be some people who would like to see you break your neck , but I am not one of them . ’ |
3 | I am not one of these men ! |
4 | She smiled widely as she shook her head , saying , ‘ No , you are not mistaken , sir ; and I am not one of twins . |
5 | He must have been a remarkable man , because when his aircraft was shot down he lost his right hand but before many months had passed he was back on his squadron with a hook on his right arm , and although I am not one hundred percent sure of my facts here , I believe he went back on operations as a navigator or air gunner . |
6 | They were grand folk , and it 's because of them that I am not one of the antismoking lobby ( although I have never associated personally with nicotine ) . |
7 | ‘ Some players might recognise the signs and start to wind down , ’ said Hill , ‘ but I am not one of them . |
8 | The lady is looking for a husband and she has been about the world sufficiently to know that I am not one of those . |
9 | I am not one of them . |
10 | That 's a lot of people , Gaby , and I am not one of them . ’ |
11 | I am only one of the many who owe so much to the man . ’ |
12 | I am sure I am only one of many who will sorely miss this happy-go-lucky golfer . |
13 | I am usually one of the first to try out any new development . |
14 | I 'm just one of the Star Councillors , but I was n't in the Star Room when you showed them the animal . |
15 | I 'm just one of them . ’ |
16 | ‘ The medals represent the overall effort of the entire UN peace-keeping force in Bosnia , but nevertheless I 'm deeply honoured to have been recognised in this way , I 'm just one of the fortunate ones . ’ |
17 | I 'm just one of the schoolgirls who e is the girl 's friend . |
18 | I 'm not one hundred percent sure Derek is really keen . |
19 | I 'm not one hundred percent keen on meddling with nature , anyway . |
20 | If there are ordinary people , I 'm not one of them . ’ |
21 | If anybody can make a comeback , he will — and I 'm not one of his great admirers . ’ |
22 | ‘ In fact , I could well see out my career in Italy with Sampdoria because I 'm not one of those players that move around — I was at Forest for ten years . ’ |
23 | Now , I 'm not one of those conversationalists who maintain that the personal should only be approached after arduous circumnavigation . |
24 | I 'm not one of your working girls ! " |
25 | We 're in a mess and nothing is going to pull us out ; I am not a socialist ; I 'm not impressed by your little man in Rome ; I do n't like ultra-nationalists ( I 'm not one of those who 'd follow the general ) ; I think there is something to be said for constitutional monarchy but in France that cause is as dead as mutton ; I have not much faith in the League , nor in democracy as an up-to-date technique of government . |
26 | I 'm not one of those men who are terrified by female tears … . |
27 | I 'm not one of them . |
28 | Look , I 'm not one of your Lebanese or Cypriots or Iraqi CIs . |
29 | I 'm not one of your scroungers . |
30 | ‘ I 'm not one of Garry 's women . |