Example sentences of "[be] [num] [prep] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This will surely be one of many letters which you will receive concerning the article Capsize Drill by Ms Jackie Wynne-Freer ( Feb 92 issue ) . |
| 2 | Moreover , I discovered the city to be one of many charms ; time and again , I found myself wandering past delightful rows of old timber-fronted houses , or crossing some little stone footbridge over one of the many streams that flow through the city . |
| 3 | and these two men would employ half a dozen other men , you see , and whether w whether it was for to get a foothold in the future for to be one of these contractors or not , I j I just do n't know . |
| 4 | I was to be one of these victims , and I had to go afternoon after hot afternoon to learn to embroider in a room that even with the windows open was almost completely airless , trying to keep my eyes open while I stitched and listened to endless gossip . |
| 5 | Assertiveness always seems to be one of these subjects that really , I do n't why but it seems to get to get people talking about about being aggressive about dismissive about lots of different things and I think assertion perhaps is one thing that we need we need to clarify |
| 6 | Building up to a boundary and the likely effect this may have on your neighbour could very well be one of these issues . |
| 7 | Private medicine turned out to be one of these issues , and private education another . |
| 8 | Three types of abnormal results were recognised and all abnormal results were judged to be one of these types : rapid emptying , slow emptying , or biphasic emptying ( early rapid emptying followed by normal or slow emptying ) . |
| 9 | We believe the T U C's role should be one of more services to its affiliates to direct membership with greater emphasis on health and safety and recruitment . |
| 10 | I , I , ca n't see it , it seems to be one of those things that has no purpose . |
| 11 | THE Eight Bells seemed to be one of those pubs that do most of their trade in the late evenings , for at seven o'clock the saloon bar was deserted . |
| 12 | Well why on earth , if you 're s , y'know , you embark on that route why do n't you put something in the budget for the fruits of that exercise and we believe that you can save money by that and that er this is going to be one of those budgets that 's gon na end up er under strength at the end of the day because of that . |
| 13 | But this seems to be one of those cases where thinking can not make it so . |
| 14 | It 'll be one of those pathologicals . " |
| 15 | And it 's got to be one of those whites . |
| 16 | This might be one of those times when it was far better to say nothing ! |
| 17 | ( The diagram on the instruction leaflet is not very clear , however , so this is likely to be one of those times when you take quite a while to figure out how the confounded things fit together , and then feel a bit daft when you realise how easy it is . ) |
| 18 | ( The diagram on the instruction leaflet is not very clear , however , so this is likely to be one of those times when you take quite a while to figure out how the confounded things fit together , and then feel a bit daft when you realise how easy it is . ) |
| 19 | ‘ You 're so slim that I thought you might be one of those women who are on a perpetual diet , and I dislike intensely dining with someone who eats like a sparrow . ’ |
| 20 | I think Alone In the Dark just happens to be one of those games . |
| 21 | I was not going to be one of those mothers who cried , and I did n't . ' |
| 22 | The original works can be one of those bays . |
| 23 | Bromley would be one of those writers who produce corpses . |
| 24 | I know that his many friends and family , as well as those who have only recently met him , think that this must be one of those marriages that are made in heaven , and will want to join me in wishing Steven and Annabelle a long and happy married life together . |
| 25 | This could be one of those tours when the test or top XV are quickly established , and the other players simply have mid-week wanders to keep them busy . |
| 26 | This is going to be one of those arguments . |
| 27 | It seemed it might be one of those nights when frustration would creep in and undermine Villa 's supremacy . |
| 28 | ‘ You never know when it will change ; maybe this will be one of those nights . |
| 29 | Oh dear , I hope it 's not going to be one of those nights |
| 30 | Ah it 's gon na be one of those nights tonight . |