Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [be] one " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We always tried to be one step ahead , but it 's almost its own pigeon hole now . |
| 2 | Even though he was n't a poker player , he tried to be one of the guys and belong to the group . |
| 3 | He knew it was unlikely that he would ever see the true Ireland again because he was being taken to the place that many people believed to be one of the Gateways to the Dark Ireland . |
| 4 | The station , believed to be one of the oldest railway stations in use in Britain , celebrates its 150th anniversary this year . |
| 5 | Fred Crocombe went on to work for Boulton Paul Aircraft , and often reflected on how close he came to being one of those many aviator 's lost mysteriously without a trace over the wide expanse of the sea . |
| 6 | This seemed to be one of her bad days . |
| 7 | Why has there been no mention in your mag of the Harmony company , who seemed to be one of the earliest to rely on mass-production techniques to rival the ‘ hand-built ’ approach of Martin , Gibson and Washburn in terms of sales figures and affordability ? |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | His whole body seemed to be one total ache now . |
| 10 | I remember thinking that there seemed to be one hell of a lot of buttons on the average Mother Christmas costume . |
| 11 | Gloriana , by contrast , was launched in the most auspicious of circumstances but seemed to be one of Britten 's most upsetting professional disappointments . |
| 12 | ‘ It was the day before my estimated delivery date , which also happened to be one of the children 's birthdays and half-term holidays , so I was very busy . |
| 13 | Reclaiming the former steel site , reckoned to be one of the most polluted pieces of land in the country , would be one of the biggest urban redevelopment projects ever tackled in Europe . |
| 14 | Anne Boleyn and Cromwell , the greatest patrons , soon fell ; Baynton , like the royal physician Sir William Butts [ q.v. ] , survived to be one of the midwives of the Henrician Reformation . |
| 15 | He needed to be one hundred per cent fit and alert when all this was over . |
| 16 | The science-fiction thriller , expected to be one of the biggest blockbusters of 1993 , topped the record set nearly a year ago by Batman Returns , which took in £47.7m ( £31.8m ) in first Thursday-to-Sunday showings . |
| 17 | The science-fiction thriller , expected to be one of the biggest blockbusters of 1993 , topped the record set by Batman Returns , which took in £31.8m in first Thursday-to-Sunday showings last year . |
| 18 | He was in a good mood , it looked like being one of those easy days . |
| 19 | The walk looked like being one of Fen 's brisk route marches , and Robbie thanked heaven she was wearing her new shoes . |
| 20 | The Jubilee Hall in Covent Garden grew to be one such case . |
| 21 | ‘ Wiggy ’ was however a first class businessman and , under his leadership , Goddard 's grew to be one of the largest garages in the area . |
| 22 | She says it 's a joyous occasion , this little girl was born one hundred years ago and grew to be one of the most renowned writers of her generation . |
| 23 | Whether this was Winston 's idea , or His Majesty 's I do not know , but I so strongly suspect His Majesty who we knew to be one of the best Kings we have ever had . |
| 24 | Shortly afterwards Jane went to a friend 's house in Kensington to a musical party where a famous quartet was playing and , sitting on the stairs , talked to someone whom she took to be one of the players . |
| 25 | Although , many appear in good spirits at the moment , most know that when they get home the grim reality of unemployment and the bitterness felt at being one of the unfortunates will set in . |
| 26 | Renault offers a 1.9-litre diesel for its roomy 21 , and I was particularly impressed by the 2-litre non-turbo diesel in the well-made Toyota Carina , which proved to be one of the best medium-sized diesels I have tried . |
| 27 | Aminopterin had disadvantages , and the normal process of making and testing a series of closely related compounds led to a better drug , amethopterin , which differed by a single additional substituent but proved to be one of the most effective drugs for the treatment of blood cancers . |
| 28 | When the Grand Junction Canal was commenced to create a shorter route for trade in coal and other freight between the Midlands and London , the construction of a tunnel through Blisworth Hill proved to be one of the biggest engineering problems . |
| 29 | This proved to be one of the most difficult tasks . |
| 30 | The battle proved to be one of the most long-drawn-out takeovers ever , involving many twists and changes of fortune . |