Example sentences of "[num] of [adj] [be] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Probyn himself says : ‘ I hold my own beliefs about front-row play and one of those is that there is no substitute for experience . |
| 2 | One of those was that the Deanses would not attempt to appoint a majority of their supporters to the board , but would work together with Mr Moffat and Mr Johnston ‘ and a further director of standing . ’ |
| 3 | one of these is that when the two parties separate , the manager continues to take commission for a number of years , but only on those records issued or those songs written during his or her term of office . |
| 4 | One of these is that stocks have been only modestly run down compared with previous recessions ; another is the boost to government spending from the Gulf war . |
| 5 | One of these is that there will inevitably be widely different reading speeds . |
| 6 | One of these is that it is easier to do the sum if one deals with histories in what is called imaginary time rather than in ordinary , real time . |
| 7 | One of these is that , in each generation of selective " breeding " , the mutant " progeny " phrases were judged according to the criterion of resemblance to a distant ideal target , the phrase METHINKS IT IS LIKE A WEASEL . |
| 8 | One of these was that he would not benefit from anything that belonged to his wife before their marriage . |
| 9 | One of these was that he would go to India only ‘ at the open invitation of the Indian parties ’ . |
| 10 | One of these was that the state should make laws as required . |