Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [verb] one [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whether the coffin-maker produced a bespoke outer case or took one from existing stock is not known , though logic argues in favour of the latter . |
| 2 | I was conscious of rich chaos , the sort of jumble that lures one into a junk-shop knowing that under the piles of objects and above one 's head there are riches to be mined . |
| 3 | Remember you can not receive a confrontation and give one at the same time . |
| 4 | And a fear of commitment itself is a real possibility for those of a parent or loved one during childhood . |
| 5 | One has to travel through the middle of Cardiff , or through a curious maze that takes one off the western approaches , along the new dockland link road . |
| 6 | 3 burner coffee stand ( has any one a local hall that needs one for coffee mornings etc ) |
| 7 | She lifted a large saucepan of eggs from on top of the hot range and gave one to each person . |
| 8 | ‘ Linda , be a good girl and fetch one for me . ’ |
| 9 | He reappeared carrying two glasses that tinkled with ice and passed one over the fence to the woman . |
| 10 | Take three potatoes of the same variety and place one in a cool dark place , expose one to daylight and one to fluorescent light . |
| 11 | Take two potatoes of the same variety and place one in the fridge on a high setting and the other in the vegetable rack for three days . |
| 12 | In a book by Dürer he read a description of a perspective device and made one for himself . |
| 13 | The old lady opened the jar and handed one to him . |
| 14 | From Carson to Paisley one finds the argument that it is legitimate to fight to regain one 's fundamental freedom if the sovereign with whom one has covenanted one 's allegiance betrays that allegiance and conducts one into slavery . |
| 15 | Bass , which owns the Holiday Inns hotels group and sells one in every five pints of beer downed by the public , has slashed the book value of its property assets by a staggering £496m , almost as much as it made in profit . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm not the woman-hater who juggled eight women and kept lying to them all and kept them on a string and had one for every night , ’ he says . |
| 17 | The affronted lover tried to interrupt , to insist that Gaby was under his protection and that the arrangement was impossible , but Modigliani insisted that he had painted several portraits of Madame in the nude that would be worth ‘ thousands ’ one day and pressed one on her luckless lover . |
| 18 | First , the solid crystals deep beneath the waves ; the seal saw them shiver into water and become one with Ocean . |
| 19 | Now it is the age of fulfilled man who takes in all the Trinity and becomes one with them . |
| 20 | Take away a sheet of paper or fold one in half each time to make the game more difficult . |
| 21 | And now , surrounded by hills and sky , they shared that glorious , harmonious feeling that makes one at peace , at one with the world . |
| 22 | I was normally the first RAF person to view the scene , and I find it quite unbearable to attempt to describe the desolation and carnage that confronted one on a hilltop in the isolation and splendour of the Scottish Highlands . |
| 23 | If you feel adventurous , you could follow Rachel 's example and make one for yourself . |
| 24 | Adam took out a cigarette and offered one to Goodenache , who took it . |
| 25 | He took a pack of mint drops from his top pocket and offered one to his companion . |
| 26 | ‘ Here , ’ said the boy pulling his pictures out of his pocket and laying one on the ground in front of Philip . |
| 27 | They wanted a new start and found one in the form of nearby Hangman 's Wood , owned by the Marley Paving company . |
| 28 | If the water is available , a licence is issued , which gives the conditions under which the water can be taken , but , if there is insufficient water , the authority can refuse a licence or issue one for a smaller quantity . |
| 29 | From end to end , the curve of mountain wall which faces you occupies a full 180 degrees , and measures all but nine miles along the crest ; but even more than the width it is the depth that awes one at Gavarnie , because the cirque is very deep , with an average drop from crest to valley floor of 5,500 feet . |
| 30 | I thought about all the books I had read in the past and remembered one in particular which I had enjoyed immensely . |