Example sentences of "just the one " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most rocker switches are wired for one-way operation — that is , the light is turned on and off from just the one position ; but most are capable of two-way operation , where the light is turned on or off from two places — in a through room , in a bedroom , or top and bottom of the stairs , for instance . |
| 2 | from it we cycled to the end of the road , a village called Å ; yes , just the one letter . |
| 3 | ‘ There was just the one copy , which limited readership somewhat . ’ |
| 4 | Later I turned and walloped back towards Berlin , by way of Magdeburg , with just the one tweak of the Tardis en route as I saw the signs for Potsdam . |
| 5 | UK manufacturer Input has gone a step further and coiled not just one , but two 5m flexible cables into the same body , and instead of just the one socket on the body of the reel , they have but another socket on the end of the second trailing lead . |
| 6 | Jon Tiplady and daughter Gale ( + 3 ) , from Four Marks , lost just the one game ( to the Tipladys ) to take runners-up spot . |
| 7 | They had just the one son , Cecil , but four daughters , Ella , Connie , Rance and Muriel . |
| 8 | Just the one quick burst . |
| 9 | I can escape other troubles and concentrate on just the one problem — how to make that damn ball go where I want . |
| 10 | He has just the one daughter and that girl has given him great cause for concern . |
| 11 | Christmas with their daughter had lasted just the one day , it seemed . |
| 12 | Not just the one stirrup cup I saw her take . |
| 13 | So necessity it would seem was another reason why she tended to use just the one camera . |
| 14 | The only real problem with this way of bending is that if one of the ‘ laminations ’ does break you lose the whole piece rather than just the one lamination ! |
| 15 | I know what boys are ] Walking stomachs ] I told her , you fetch two girls now , there 's just the one room , but she got round me , she said , the boy 's only a babby ! ’ |
| 16 | A criterion involving only millimetres and centimetres would be a little easier to achieve : 18 per cent obtained the correct order with just the one metre misplaced . |
| 17 | And just the one grandad . |
| 18 | Just the one nutter who listens to the fridge and can heave his plastic in our direction — ’ |
| 19 | So necessity it would seem was another reason why she tended to use just the one camera . |
| 20 | You can zoom in and out of the preview , looking at thumbnails of your pages , or zooming in on just the one page . |
| 21 | Er er there was just the one meal a day and a piece of bread and that was your lot . |
| 22 | Just the one hitch : they 're always taking me places where I do n't want to go . |
| 23 | Consequently , they are best advised at least for the first two years of recovery to concentrate primarily on just the one relevant Anonymous Fellowship . |
| 24 | There was just the one chef , and he was standing at what looked like a domestic range using a wire scoop in a king-sized wok . |
| 25 | Swayne said : ‘ Matt arrived about half-seven and we played chess — just the one game and it was a rout . |
| 26 | Just the One ( Headline , £6.99 B , 19th ) |
| 27 | Quiss had found himself there first , and after a little while , when he realised that there was no night and day , just the one flat , monotone light always there beyond the windows , he had started to keep a tally of the number of times he slept . |
| 28 | Just the one trip . |
| 29 | My playing greatly resembles my swimming — steady , sturdy and tremendously boring , with just the one stroke . |
| 30 | Perhaps she could stay just the one night , then look for something cheaper in the morning . |