Example sentences of "one ['s] [noun sg] [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | That one should live to the utmost of one 's ability to be big — to be noble , and true and honourable and beautiful . |
| 2 | One might expect one 's money to be used to buy holidays or be handed to charity , but that is not what happens . |
| 3 | It is not therefore always appropriate to allow one 's life to be dictated by the differing fiscal policies in force around the world . |
| 4 | Using language normally seen in missives asking for one 's child to be excused from games , Ms Smith 's mother , Mrs Patsy Smith was quoted as saying , ‘ Mandy ca n't have sex because she 's not well enough . ’ |
| 5 | At worst it is the perpetuation of the addictive urges to blame others for the problems of self and to persist in considering one 's self to be special and different . |
| 6 | It might be thought that so long as one asserted the local sign theory only in principle ( that is , did not specify the precise nature of the ‘ feeling ’ or ‘ colouring ’ which is supposed to subserve localisation ) , one could rely on the testimony of introspection for one 's theory to be confirmed . |