Example sentences of "[is] one [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That s one reason we suffered last year . |
| 2 | She continues to say that there is one kind she does not like and that she is going to convey what it is by a process of thought transfer . |
| 3 | Following the same instructions over twelve , instead of thirteen , needles so that there is only one knit stitch between each scallop is one variation you might like to try . |
| 4 | ‘ If there is one company we would hope to emulate , it is DK . ’ |
| 5 | " This is one bottle we wo n't be taking to Doris 's come-all-ye , " he said . |
| 6 | The very evident tendency of the end of the first part to overshadow the final Sacrificial Dance is one problem he convincingly solved , partly by restraining the former but mainly by injecting an extraordinary degree of ferocity into the fragmented rhythms of the latter . |
| 7 | The very evident tendency of the end of the first part to overshadow the final Sacrificial Dance is one problem he very firmly and convincingly solved , partly by restraining the former but mainly by injecting an extraordinary degree of ferocity into the fragmented rhythms of the latter . |
| 8 | Yours is one case I will always remember not for the large number of witnesses , but for the meeting of a man who right from the first impressed his lawyers with his innocence a conviction that grew and grew the more that one went into the case and met the many people who knew Andy Beattie so well . ’ |
| 9 | ( This is one event I have not seen personally , as it only takes place every seven years , the next being due in 1990. ) the last perambulation took place in August 1983 , with about 500 people taking part in the fourteen mile walk . |
| 10 | ‘ This is one deterrent we did n't bank on . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Ken Barlow is one character I did not expect to survive for any great length of time , ’ said the Street 's creator Warren , 55 . |
| 12 | Well I think what we 'll do is one day we 'll weigh the amount of spaghetti and then we 'll know exactly how much to put in next time wo n't we ? |
| 13 | At last he said slowly , ‘ Maybe there is one way we could use a Titan . |
| 14 | Ensuring a multicultural approach in schools is one way we can make sure children are aware of and respond positively to diversity . |
| 15 | Concern for others is one way you can gain from giving . |
| 16 | But this is one candle you can not possibly afford to extinguish in your life , for without it you may lose much of the valuable to-and-fro of friendship , which can protect you from isolation , and act as a safety-valve when you are under strain . |
| 17 | This is one publication I have not come across before . |
| 18 | Then the Queen Mother said , ‘ I 'm sure you 'll understand there is one subject I could n't possibly talk about . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ We happened to be at the mortuary … not that it will make any difference , but there is one thing we thought you would find interesting . ’ |
| 20 | The weather is one thing we can not plan for as , although Madeira enjoys a good climate all year round , you must remember it is a small island in the Atlantic Ocean . |
| 21 | This is one thing we can share in solitude . |
| 22 | ‘ At least Sarah Chester Fabrics is one thing we have in common to while away the lazy Caribbean evenings , Miss Chester , whichever side of the fence we 're on . ’ |
| 23 | While this may seem an unnecessary lesson — after all , most of us assume breathing is one thing we do know how to do — nothing could be further from the truth . |
| 24 | That never the full answer because pushing people into that is one thing they should have . |
| 25 | Now if there is one thing I absolutely can not stand , it is snoring . |
| 26 | I 'm not what you 'd call the retiring type , and I rarely flinch from a fight when I 'm sure of my own righteousness ; but there is one thing I can not cope with , and that is unprovoked aggression . |
| 27 | There is one thing I should make clear : ‘ Documenta ’ is not the Venice Biennale . |
| 28 | You should tell people straightaway that you 're pregnant , because that is one thing I regret , not being able to enjoy my pregnancy properly . |
| 29 | But there is one thing I do n't understand . |
| 30 | Boredom , thought Charlotte , as she made her way before him across the small panelled dining-room , is one thing I do n't anticipate . |