Example sentences of "one [vb mod] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This will be followed by the display programme and then we are planning a sponsored event which can be as a family team , with Mum , children and husband/grannie/auntie or a group of friends — each team of four plus one must have a ball . |
| 2 | One might hazard a guess that Part I was concerned with devising a conformation in which the fission explosion would raise the thermonuclear material to the required temperature and pressure and which would contain the material at a sufficient density for a time long enough for a substantial amount to react before being dispersed . |
| 3 | In the smaller , less accessible towns ( many regions were still officially closed to foreigners in 1984 ) , one could catch a glimpse of what China was like before reforms and bulldozers moved in . |
| 4 | Under the agreement , both ministries will appoint two commissions each : one will compile a list of ownership claims ; the other will arbitrate in cases of disagreement . |
| 5 | My point here is that a further rapid increase in unemployment might have weakened the unions ' power of resistance ( one can draw a comparison with the Thatcher government ) , but playing according to rules which prohibited blatant mass unemployment tied the government 's hands . |