Example sentences of "[vb pp] [conj] one [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During a debate , the party was reminded that one in 20 Labour members is under 25 years old while the average age of the party is 45 . |
| 2 | Indeed , adjusting the figures to take account of those whose area of residence was not known , it can be calculated that one in ten youths on the most affected estate were known heroin users during 1984–5 . |
| 3 | The Merlin sleeping bag is rated as one to two season and comes with a well designed zip . |
| 4 | It is anticipated that one in five Britons will be carers by the turn of the century . |
| 5 | Recent research has shown that one in three managers and supervisors suffer from stress related symptoms and 75 per cent of loss working hours are due to illnesses resulting from stress . |
| 6 | Since 1979 , 500 hospitals have closed and one in eight hospital beds have been lost . |
| 7 | Where the middle contract was overpriced , relative to the near contract , one middle contract was sold and one near contract purchased . |
| 8 | The struggle is probably better understood as one between a dominant oligarchy and those whom they excluded from power . |
| 9 | Perhaps a couple are looking at one another in a different light — it is to be remembered that one in three marriages now ends in divorce . |
| 10 | It was found that one in 15 among 200 people with odour problems investigated had a condition called trimethylaminuria — or fish odour syndrome . |
| 11 | Thus a school in an affluent area is usually praised whereas one in a deprived area will usually only get a ‘ satisfactory in the circumstances ’ judgement . |
| 12 | For instance , it took 14 more hours for a territory with eight songs to be re-occupied than one with only one song . |
| 13 | An approach from an organisation which begins : ‘ We represent … ’ is far more likely to be heeded than one from an individual which begins ‘ I want … ‘ . |
| 14 | In Marxist thought and practice this relation is posed as one between class and party , and it has been a matter of controversy since the end of the nineteenth century , expressed in the most diverse forms , extending from Michels ' reflections upon the ‘ iron law of oligarchy ’ to Lenin 's conception of the Bolshevik Party , theoretically elaborated by Lukács . |
| 15 | By implication , Levitt takes the view that a global market should be viewed as one with particular market segments that may bear little or no relationship to geographical boundaries . |
| 16 | For the study , a fast food outlet was defined as one with highly systemised operations , normally with counter service , and a high volume of customers . |
| 17 | As Mr Charles described it , all three passengers seemed to be overcome as one by the realization of what an imposing physical force my father was . |
| 18 | It is estimated that one in three people will develop cancer at some stage in their lives . |
| 19 | Thus it has been estimated that one in four women who lose their jobs do not appear in the monthly claimant count . |
| 20 | In Glasgow , for instance , it 's estimated that one in five men never eats vegetables of any kind and one third of the population never knowingly consumes fruit . |
| 21 | It 's estimated that one in three of us will end up caring for someone . |
| 22 | I had worked until one in the morning , finishing reports and letters , writing a shopping list , and packing films and tapes . |
| 23 | This is sometimes expressed as one plus one equals three because you count the ‘ plus ’ , which represents the interaction between different people , the ‘ ones ’ . |
| 24 | The division might more accurately be described as one between ‘ reactionary conservatives ’ and ‘ liberal conservatives ’ with hardly half-a-dozen genuine radicals in the Council chamber ( Archbishop Roberts was never once permitted to speak ! ) . |