Example sentences of "one [noun sg] [conj] [verb] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In any case , most City people put politics to one side and looked at the nascent company as a simple business proposition . |
| 2 | ‘ She could write a little essay on any subject , exactly a slate long , beginning at the left-hand top of one side and ending at the right-hand bottom of the other , and the essay should be strictly according to rule . ’ |
| 3 | It was Geoffrey Howe , I am told , who knocked on one door while canvassing at a by-election in Epping , to be greeted by a tiny , wrinkled old lady rushing at him with arms outstretched : ‘ Oh Geoffrey at last I 've met you , my fluffy , cuddly little teddy bear ! ’ |
| 4 | She recalled how she had steadied the block with one hand while pulling at the handle with the other , and how smoothly the blade had slid from its slot . |
| 5 | Riven held his reins in one hand and jabbed at the snarling grypesh with the other as they darted into his reach . |
| 6 | She bent down to retrieve the best china from the floor , whilst Ray picked up teaspoons with one hand and dabbed at the goat 's milk with the other holding his handkerchief . |
| 7 | Like a glacier , we will be freezing at one end and unfreezing at the other while still making progress . |
| 8 | Carve one half so that it is mounded at one end and tapering at the other , to form the lid ( see illustration ) . |