Example sentences of "of [pron] is " in BNC.
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| 1 | The most common way for the virus to spread is through unprotected sexual intercourse between two people , one of whom is infected . |
| 2 | In world-wide rankings Mr Kluge comes ninth , behind six Japanese billionaires , the richest of whom is weighs in at $15bn . |
| 3 | One of the New Forum posters shows a well-drawn man addressing a largely faceless crowd , one of whom is holding up a placard that reads ‘ Keep it short ’ . |
| 4 | Two policemen are responsible for community relations and two policewomen for juvenile liaison , one each of whom is a sergeant . |
| 5 | The first type is casual encounters along the beat , so that neighbourhood police pass friendly comments with whoever they happen to meet , such as people working in front gardens , the unemployed , customers in shops , old folks trying to cross busy roads , mothers with young children in push-chairs and prams , young children being especially appealing to the older family men who seem to predominate in the Neighbourhood Unit , only one of whom is not married . |
| 6 | In The Ebb-Tide , also , the exiled American and two Englishmen , one of whom is a ‘ London clerk ’ , initially rot on the beach with ‘ memoirs of the music-hall ’ . |
| 7 | Inside the Manor , Mr Peto displayed his eclectic tastes and imported great oaken figures to support the ceiling in the garden hall , one of whom is the figure of St Barba , the patron saint of soldiers but also , appropriately , of architects . |
| 8 | The Marriage Act 1949 provides that a marriage between persons either of whom is under the age of 16 is void . |
| 9 | A marriage celebrated between two persons , one of whom is at the time validly married , is in any case void ; and any person knowingly entering into such a marriage is guilty of bigamy . |
| 10 | The following are also void : marriages between parties who are not respectively male and female ; marriages between persons , either of whom is under the age of 16 ( see p. 43 ) ; and a polygamous marriage entered into outside England and Wales , if either party was at the time domiciled in England and Wales ( for domicile , see pp. 61–3 ) . |
| 11 | Since 1907 the law has permitted the formation of ‘ limited partnerships ’ , which must be registered and must consist of at least one general partner , who is liable without limit , and of one or more limited partners , each of whom is not liable beyond the amount contributed by him on entering into the partnership . |
| 12 | The three remaining elders — Chen Yun , Wang Zhen and Song Renqiong , each of whom is believed to be in poor health — have conspicuously failed to put their name to a cause that , according to their past views , could lead to a ‘ capitalist restoration ’ . |
| 13 | Second , the union of two people who have the same biological sex , but one of whom is an operated transsexual with a female gender identity should be recognized as a marriage . |
| 14 | If marriage exists to create some kind of secure relationship , from which flow mutual rights and expectations , and to provide a stable environment for raising children , if there be any , but is not predicated solely on the opportunity for intercourse , then it can legitimately be extended to cover the union of two persons , one of whom is an operated transsexual . |
| 15 | Edith Granger 's mother ; she lives upon ‘ the reputation of some diamonds and her family connexions ’ , the chief of whom is her nephew , Lord Feenix . |
| 16 | During these few years , the school was attended by four boys , each of whom is worthy of our attention . |
| 17 | Djinn are governed by a race of kings named Suleyman , one of whom is believed to have erected the pyramids . |
| 18 | I shall draw up a rota of ministers , each of whom is to be referred to in turn as ‘ the next leader of the Tory Party ’ , thus destroying their careers . |
| 19 | Under the present arrangement , single week Championship Series are guaranteed six top-rated players , although much to the surprise of four tournament directors , one of whom is on the Tour Board , the word ‘ guaranteed ’ has been changed to read ‘ Tour goal ’ . |
| 20 | The unlucky ones find themselves pig-in-the-middle between college and school tutors , each of whom is convinced of the rightness of their own particular way of teaching and the wrongness ( hopelessly impractical , hopelessly out-of-date ) of the other . |
| 21 | Hatje 's main strongpoint this year are monographs on painters , the oldest of whom is Meister Francke ( born around 1380 ) ( DM28 ) . |
| 22 | from this point on , Spencer Stuart became a genuinely international firm owned by its own consultants ( none of whom may hold more than 2% of the stock ) and managed by a Chairman and a Chief Executive , each of whom is elected to the position for a defined period . |
| 23 | A dies and his next-of-kin begin practising vengeance-magic against a number of suspects one of whom is B. B eventually dies , to the gratification of A's family , who regard his demise as a judgment . |
| 24 | provides a neutral law for parties to a contract neither of whom is willing to accept the law of the other 's country ; |
| 25 | Two warriors , one of whom is Saibol , Tepilit 's younger brother , stand at a distance . |
| 26 | The normal practice is to appoint two or more directors , one of whom is the company secretary . |
| 27 | On the other hand , it is my opinion that when a decision-making body is called upon to reach a decision which arises out of the relationship between two persons or firms , only one of whom is directly under the control of the decision-making body , and it is apparent that the decision will be likely to affect the second person adversely , then as a general proposition the decision-making body does owe some duty of fairness to that second person , which , in appropriate circumstances , may well include a duty to allow him to make representations before reaching the decision . |
| 28 | Much of the learning and practice of the Egyptians was absorbed by Greek physicians , one of the best known of whom is Dioscorides , an army doctor who lived during the time of Nero in the first century AD . |
| 29 | Next come judges of the High Court each of whom is referred to as Mr Justice So-and-so . |
| 30 | Next in seniority come the Circuit judges ( often referred to as County Court judges when they are sitting in that court ) each of whom is referred to as Judge So-and-so . |