Example sentences of "[vb base] [conj] one [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They suggest that one of the principle problems confronting refugees is the feeling of guilt at having left relatives in danger or for being alive when so many have died . |
| 2 | They suggest that one of the most spectacular of supposed abiotic events — the deposition of huge amounts of iron in the seas of Archaean and early Proterozoic times , 3.5–1.8 billion years ago — was in fact biological in origin . |
| 3 | Six pom-poms glide past the end of the table and we realise that one of the dwarves has lost his hat . |
| 4 | Very few visitors to Goa realise that one of the world 's great travel bargains is at their doorstep . |
| 5 | For my purposes , it suffices if I say that one of the questions was whether an original lessee is liable to pay a rent which has been increased by a variation in the terms of the lease reached between the assignee and the landlord . |
| 6 | Those who subscribe to the Institute 's Proceedings say that one of the most valuable contributions it makes has been the books that are reviewed by our members and this listing of books recently published or announced . |
| 7 | The electro-hydraulic diff-locks on front and rear axles , on the other hand , automatically disengage when one of the brake pedals is pressed . |
| 8 | Will the Secretary of State concede that one of the things that this will enable Yarrow to do is to keep its essential design capability , illustrated by the fact that it produced the first of class ? |
| 9 | When I talk about implementation of the Maastricht treaty I mean that one of the things that must be done is to set up the arrangements agreed at Maastricht by which member states can be taken to the European Court and punished if they do not carry out obligations that they have assumed . |
| 10 | ‘ You mean that one of the family got the gang to do their murder for them ? |
| 11 | Either wait until one of the other users logs off or inform the LIFESPAN Manager to increase the allowable number of interactive users . |
| 12 | Either wait until one of the other users logs off or inform the LIFESPAN Manager to increase the allowable number of interactive users . |
| 13 | Second , you , perhaps aided by SAVE or one of the other societies , could provide examples of similar cases that have been successfully resolved . |
| 14 | I consider that one of the great benefits of public investigation is that not only are the guilty found guilty but the innocent are exonerated if false charges are made . |
| 15 | Does not the Prime Minister appreciate that one of the reasons for the very low morale in the Civil Service is that she has appointed so many confirmed Thatcherites to some of the best jobs ? |
| 16 | I , I appreciate that one of the concerns was the use of the word director , er , and maybe it would er , help us all out of the problem , after all , you have decided to merge the two departments , and therefore calling them er , Chief Officer , using the two department 's names seems to work against what your attempts have been , and therefore maybe Chief Public Protection Officer , rather than director . |
| 17 | The results confirm that one of the hopes for ACDP seems to have been achieved . |
| 18 | Will my hon. Friend confirm that one of the representations that he must have received was that from the Liberal Democrats advocating their policy of imposing an extra 50p a gallon on petrol ? |
| 19 | Does the Prime Minister accept that one of the great achievements of the Olympic movement is to bring nations together in sporting endeavour and excellence and that similarly , despite the forthcoming general election , all political parties are brought together to support this country 's bid to host the Olympic games in the year 2000 ? |
| 20 | Does the Secretary of State accept that one of the Government 's principal goals during the United Kingdom 's presidency of the European Community should be to secure recognition and acceptance of national boundaries by all member states ? |
| 21 | Responses from schools following visits , and the evaluation study undertaken in 1991 , demonstrate that one of the most significant features of the vehicle programme appears to be that they are ‘ for girls only ’ , ‘ it 's special for us ’ . |
| 22 | I want to turn this right round because a couple of people have mentioned guilt and er I I suspect that one of the reasons that women are a bit worried about talking about depression or or campaigning for changes in policy , or more funding , or or whatever , is that for a long time women have been thought of as the weaker sex , more emotional , more nervous , by a , a a male establishment , I 'm talking about past centuries , is n't there a case for saying there 's actually we have a right to be depressed , I mean , obviously it 's normal , ninety three of you get depressed from time to time , the majority of you do n't think you clinically depressive if it is , if it 's normal to be depressed should n't the services to cope with depression , if we need outside help , be there and there 's no shame in it ? |
| 23 | " Those who have had the advantage of experience in such matters " , wrote Austen Layard , a contemporary of Wallace who had discovered the ancient city of Nineveh , " know that one of the results of fever is a considerable excitement of the brain , consequent audacity and no small additional loquacity only limited by physical debility . " |
| 24 | But I lied about the afternoon and I was worried when you wanted to keep the betting slips because you probably know that one of the horses won and I would have won quite a lot of money if I 'd stayed in the betting shop . |
| 25 | Remember that one of the things we are looking for is the ability to implement solutions . |
| 26 | Whatever you write , remember that one of the prime qualities of a lawyer is accuracy . |
| 27 | When constructing a funny story remember that one of the elements of humour in the punchline is surprise , going suddenly from the sublime to the ridiculous , from exhilaration to despair , from discovery of a tragedy to self-centred concern about some minor problem . |
| 28 | Remember that one of the purposes of the meeting is to show off the client and/or management team to the vendor , who is buying that team rather than KPMG . |
| 29 | I remember that one of the Assistant Secretaries in the Home Affairs Secretariat is an old Government Commission man . |
| 30 | Because er the , when , between us and Westminster and MPs to get this cervical cancer smear test going you know and one of the women that was very prominent in Walsall was , she died with it herself , but she was an older woman you know , just too late to save her . |