Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [prep] [be] one " in BNC.
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| 1 | The new county borough proved to be one of the shortest-lived local authorities in local government history . |
| 2 | The battle proved to be one of the most long-drawn-out takeovers ever , involving many twists and changes of fortune . |
| 3 | His whole body seemed to be one total ache now . |
| 4 | In financial and administrative terms the reform proved to be one of the greatest successes of the 1860s . |
| 5 | As the stone free interval proved to be one of the most important predictive factors for gall stone recurrence , this imbalance introduced a potential bias towards a greater recurrence rate in the ursodeoxycholic acid group , than in the placebo group . |
| 6 | In the event the plot ratio proved to be one of the major devices whereby the city was prevented from turning into a miniature New York ( Cherry and Penny , 1986 ) . |
| 7 | As I saw things — still see things — the thief had to be one of you here , one of the touring party , including your courier ’ ( heads swivelling again ) ‘ or one of the staff at The Randolph . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | The flood of tormented flesh appeared to be one single myriad-headed entity which was now compressing itself insanely till eyes started , skin split , till blood vessels sprayed . |
| 10 | Catalytic Systems Division proved to be one of the main engines for growth in the year and was the largest contributor to group profits for the second year running . |
| 11 | The walk looked like being one of Fen 's brisk route marches , and Robbie thanked heaven she was wearing her new shoes . |
| 12 | ( One must presume he saw the answer had to be one half of 100 x 101 . ) |
| 13 | Under the Tudors , the granting of money continued to be one of the prime parliamentary functions . |
| 14 | The language had to be one accessible to more than the ruling elite , so it became one or other dialect of the vernacular . |