Example sentences of "one [noun] [conj] [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Pertwee was allowed one privilege that was reserved for very , very few . |
| 2 | They thought there was one wave that was meant just for them , in the same way that marriages were supposed to be made in heaven . |
| 3 | Mike the Rhodesian and I were on ‘ corvée ’ duties one afternoon and were carrying the dustbins out to the shed behind the cookhouse where all the rubbish was deposited , which was home to a lot of stray cats and some aggressive rats . |
| 4 | One change that is associated with ageing and that will alter the rhythms of hormone release is the declining ability of the body to respond to instructions from the brain . |
| 5 | He had shot one grouse and was aiming at a second when the first bird hit him in the face at 60mph , flinging him unconscious into the heather . |
| 6 | I had , however , one advantage that was denied to Beveridge . |
| 7 | Particles in the form of small flakes take up different orientations in different regions of a flow ; when light enters from one direction and is viewed from another , bright and dark patches reveal the structure of the flow ( e.g. Figs. 4.8 , 16.11 , 17.8 ) . |
| 8 | This shirt is put on over the head and does not surround the body in one piece but is fastened at the back . |
| 9 | The seminary itself is difficult to see , the approach from the road leading only to an imposing wall with faceless windows and a usually , barred door It was built by San Carlo Borromeo in 1564 and is square , the four walls enclosing a courtyard that measures 56 metres on one side and is surrounded by a double tier gallery , each floor of which is supported by double Doric columns . |
| 10 | Edward , Helen could see from his stance , was bored : he had his head tilted on one side and was watching a bird in a tree behind Peter Sidey 's left ear . |
| 11 | This ran the full length of one side and was used for village functions like the Mell or Harvest Supper , and the Christmas party . |
| 12 | If all the weight is on one side and being lugged along , it will upset the natural poise and balance of the body . |
| 13 | A woman is born into one lineage but is transferred to her husband 's lineage as soon as she is married . |
| 14 | The course covers areas which are not the province of any one Department and is taught by Staff from many different academic backgrounds , thereby bringing to it a range of experience . |
| 15 | For all its variety , one question that is posed by their work — sometimes explicitly , often implicitly — is this : how might it be possible , in unpropitious times , to create a radically pluralistic culture for a post-colonial society like Britain ? |
| 16 | Er I think there was only one question that was raised during the er course of the discussion Chairman which erm Mike assured and Mr raised the point about the Channel Tunnel , the effect that that might have of er erm passenger Gatwick . |
| 17 | An hour and a half into the debate all four for the first time gave succinct answers in agreement to one question and were rewarded with a cheer from the floor ! |
| 18 | The National Labrador Welfare Centre was started by the efforts of one lady and is run from her own home ; but decreasing resources could mean the end of this rescue success story , now in desperate need of your help |
| 19 | One product that is making a name for itself is CLUE . |
| 20 | I 've not had one tool that 's done what I tell it to do every time . |
| 21 | When I was heavily pregnant we lived in one room that was infested with red ants . |
| 22 | one team that is winning in 93 are the Milton Keynes Aces … they 're going for the Wheelchair Basketball championship … their latest win was over league leaders Oldham Owls … the Aces are now just one point off the top … |
| 23 | One , one point that was made to me is , is it might be , it might be too late for this , but it might be helpful for some staff from residential establishments to actually get to understand what official visits are as well . |
| 24 | At first there was just one loudspeaker that was used to announce community meetings and activities , and organise support for different neighbourhood needs . |
| 25 | There is one community that is chortling to itself over IBM Corp 's worldwide shredding of its mainframe price list , and that is the big leasing companies : while any prudent data processing manager has to call in Amdahl Corp , Hitachi Data Systems Ltd and Comparex Informationssysteme GmbH to be sure that the bid is n't a rip-off , there is still the nagging doubt that other people may be getting much better deals from IBM , and the only community that sees a wide variety of deals going down is the leasing fraternity , and the big ones say their people have n't been so busy in ages ; the effect of all this is to stretch out the buying process by weeks , to the likely detriment of the IBM first quarter figures . |
| 26 | A comrade is talking to you one moment and is gone the next , either blasted beyond recognition or seriously wounded . |
| 27 | The one move that is seen as a means of significantly improving the picture is another sharp improvement in efficiency — but that means still more job cuts , and word is that the company is considering seeking another 70,000 voluntary redundancies over the next four years , brining its workforce down to just 100,000 by 1997 , compared with 240,000 in 1991 ; finding more volunteers should not be too hard — its last offer was massively oversubscribed , but ironically , many of those that depart will end up working for its incoming competitors . |
| 28 | The science department consists of 5 laboratories , together with ancillary rooms , located on one site and is served by 2.5 technicians . |
| 29 | We could not have sustained many Nuremburgs when we lost more aircrew in one night than was lost in the entire Battle of Britain ( in several months ) . |
| 30 | He made a special entry in his journal about ten unemployed men marching from Bootle to London , with seven who were going from London to Leeds ; they stayed for one night and were provided with tea and breakfast . |