Example sentences of "was one that [vb mod] " in BNC.

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1 The image of suddenly being called in to take over from George Birkitt and astounding the critics with his unsung brilliance was one that would not go away , however hard he tried to suppress it .
2 It was one that would never recur .
3 And er well perhaps there was one that used to do anything cos she was perhaps too young .
4 And er I was determined that er we would n't lose hold of this claim because it was a good claim , it was a logical claim , it was one that could be answered by the management and could be er er put into effect without any delay in time .
5 It is ironic that Holmes 's acceptance of the meritocratic possibilities of democratisation should have led to an Act which allowed for the creation of the comprehensive school — but in fact the ideology he shared with other administrators was one that could embrace the comprehensive , which was , at times , argued in the context of a more successful way of providing a selective education .
6 We considered that was one that could be afforded .
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