Example sentences of "in one [noun sg] a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He describes how in one case a girl from a poverty-stricken background went to live with a man who promised to marry her . |
| 2 | For example , in one case a number of Staffordshire businessmen were keen to make a bid for a £75 million contract for the construction of security fencing around a British military base in Germany . |
| 3 | In one school a number of " themes " were identified : homes , school , religion and the Church , trade , and communications ( roads , seafaring ) . |
| 4 | Those best placed to influence government policy were also most dependent on state patronage to further their military and civil careers , while the police and tax functions delegated to serf-owners made the whole class in one sense a part of the machinery of government . |
| 5 | As I see it , the ‘ passivity ’ is in one sense a consequence of the decision to write the sonnets from a man to a man — as Sonnet 20 made clear , no ‘ activity ’ is contemplated . |
| 6 | Hindle 's survey at the University of Lancaster , where a departmental selection system operated , showed that in one year a total of 17 departments had added books on the subject of ‘ operational research ’ to their collections — two of these ordering more titles than the operational research department itself . |
| 7 | In one zone a drift of loose bones , kippered limbs , and dehydrated heads suggested cannibalism . |
| 8 | In one house a family of six sit down to a meal , using three-legged chairs and chunks of masonry for seats . |
| 9 | In one group a discussion on referral procedures may produce a lessening of resentment amongst senior staff . |
| 10 | The effect is to instil in one group a feeling of almost God-like power ; in the other , a feeling of child-like dependence . ’ |
| 11 | But presumably they ran back to the bluegums , carrying in one arm a pair of trousers and in the other a fishing rod . |
| 12 | He touched lovingly on all the details , the white deal working table , studies on the wall , in one corner a closet with their bottles and pots , and his books . |