Example sentences of "[vb base] [conj] one of [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Families in therapy often say that one of their children is particularly good while another is especially difficult . |
| 2 | But I mean that one of them 's not gon na you 're not gon na get as many on that B road . |
| 3 | I hope that one of them will stand up now and give the answers , because the whole House wants to know . |
| 4 | The telegram had come from FIFA 's headquarters in Buenos Aires and informed the Scotland manger that one of his players , William Johnson , had traces of the proscribed drug Fencamsamin in his urine . |
| 5 | I mean if one of them steps under a bus and you start valuing his estate for probate , Ullo , ullo , ullo , how much is a case of Russian grenades worth ? ’ |
| 6 | Its foreword contained the kernel of the policy : ‘ The Government accept as one of their prime aims and responsibilities the maintenance of a high and stable level of employment after the war . ’ |
| 7 | Some of them would be outraged We certainly know that one of them was convinced by Jesus , Joseph of Arimathea was a member of the Sanhedrin and you know that , that later on we 're told of Joseph of Arimathea , but what did he do Michael do you know , does anybody know what Joseph of Arimathea did ? |
| 8 | I know that one of his reasons for leaving is that he genuinely wants to be able to spend more time with his family . |
| 9 | All right , I know that one of us will get the inevitable bottle of aftershave , or talcum powder . |
| 10 | I remember that one of us , I can not recall which , made the cynical remark that what we really wanted was a similar type of aircraft to the one that had crashed , in which the auto-pilot could be connected up with the flight recorder — then we investigators could just sit and watch the accident happen all over again . |
| 11 | The name was intended as a tribute to Lord Beaverbrook , the politician and newspaper magnate , whose name was synonymous with trust , a quality Beaverbrooks still maintain as one of their principal values , together with their ever present high quality and good service . |
| 12 | Hunt 's fine victory at Zandvoort , which I remember as one of his most controlled and patient races , also marked Hunt 's twenty-ninth birthday . |
| 13 | The young man scanned the paper , held it out , and as James 's fingers reached for it , dropped it , eyed him , and said in a carrying voice , ‘ I see you are mad , but does even a lunatic suppose that one of His Majesty 's officers would bind himself to oppose the law and refrain from arresting criminals ? ’ |
| 14 | The Speech Institute group was similar and perhaps a rival to the band directed by Miss Elsie Fogarty , who had done the choruses in Murder in the Cathedral , and I believe that one of them had asked me what were the chances of taking part in its successor . |
| 15 | If the partners unanimously or by a prescribed majority feel that one of their number should no longer remain with the firm they are given power to require him to retire at the end of a period of notice , typically six months or not less than six months to expire at the end of the firm 's accounting year . |
| 16 | However , two other university members voted against the rural areas scheme although one of whom , Professor Ernest Barker , later became chairman of the Board 's Rural Areas Committee . |
| 17 | The children then pretend that one of them is the reflection in the mirror . |
| 18 | I said that I think you 'll find , Ron that Trudy if she married would have to give up her late husband 's occupational widow 's pension so that the way you 're going on now , where you go and stay with her for two or three days at a time is far better oh no , no , no , she 'll be able to keep her pension I said I very much doubt it then I said people are so jealous that if she does marry you and he does n't tell the firm I bet that one of her dear neighbours will oh no they 're all very nice people round where she lives , I thought there 's no good arguing with Ron ! |
| 19 | ‘ The gentleman to whom we turn when one of our patients , or staff , turns into an acute manic . |
| 20 | Because I think that one of them actually enters in the medical centre , does n't it ? |
| 21 | Where you think that one of your disbursements is likely to be challenged you should get the expert to produce a breakdown of how it was that the fees came to be charged , whether on a fixed rate basis or an hourly charge basis , and this should be available to disclose to the opposition and to be used on taxation . |
| 22 | I wonder if one of you would be prepared to represent CPRW on the Action Group ? |
| 23 | Teske and one of his crew being wounded . |
| 24 | All they could do was watch and wait , trigger off several fuses and watch them burn until one of them , hopefully , ran its full course . |
| 25 | If you discover that one of your key witnesses is going to give completely different evidence in the witness box , you must see them and find out why . |
| 26 | Well they have targets like we all have and one of their targets is how quickly they can turn around the claimant 's money . |