Example sentences of "one behind " in BNC.
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| 1 | The second step of every hornpipe is ‘ hauling up the anchor ’ : the sailors stand one behind the other in line , bend down , grasp the rope with both hands , haul it backwards and then relax a moment before repeating the grasp and haul . |
| 2 | On the second day , Haynes reached his century and England paid the penalty of having Botham poised one behind Dennis Lillee 's 355 Test wickets . |
| 3 | In pairs marching side by side , or one behind the other ? |
| 4 | These are two buildings set in their own grounds , one behind the other . |
| 5 | Slowly , gingerly , one behind the other , they climbed back up the slope , loose stones and shale slithering and clattering away under their feet and pouring like noisy rain into the depths of the quarry . |
| 6 | Alternate benches were so made that the back could be swung over so that by a simple movement you had two benches facing each other instead of one behind the other and back-to-back with the adjoining classes , the teacher sitting on a chair between the ends of the benches . |
| 7 | It is therefore possible in principle for the application to keep track of the structures it is handed and to assign a score to each one behind the scenes , telling CLE-I that each one is implausible . |
| 8 | There were two bullet wounds , one on the shoulder and a deeper one behind the head . |
| 9 | I have explained how easy rabbits are to deal with in a dead-end , but a blockage can occur in the middle of a burrow when a number of rabbits have accumulated one behind the other . |
| 10 | They were out of sight of the guv'nor , so she yelled at Billy Liar and cracked him one behind the saddle . |
| 11 | ‘ Just go — there 's no one behind us . ’ |
| 12 | There are various devices on the market to help solve this problem , and the Basingstoke-based Award Design company have produced the Quad-FX , which not only mixes and balances effects in parallel ( in effect , each one goes in individually , not one behind the other ) , but will also make all your processors and stomp boxes compatible , and offers adjustment of the input and output levels so each unit lines up individually with your amp 's effects loop . |
| 13 | They were seeded second , one behind the leading New Zealand school , Gisborne High School . |
| 14 | ‘ Because I 've just found one behind the wardrobe . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ If I wanted to get into a fight , I could pick one behind any pub in Luton any night I wanted , ’ he says , only half jokingly . |
| 16 | Mildred turned round , but there was no one behind her . |
| 17 | There he saw a dark green car near the entrance with a light blue one behind it . |
| 18 | As in so many other things , she decided with a sigh , being out of one 's own country for such long stretches of time , left one behind the times . |
| 19 | The Wren immediately before her was assigned to Appledore , in Devon ; the one behind her to Aultbea , in the far north-west ; but for Wren Kendal it had been HMS Omega and the Wrens ' quarters at Ardneavie . |
| 20 | Also , in memory of each member of Thomas 's crew , we knelt and laid one of the five red roses on each grave , including one behind the roundel opposite to the ‘ Peace ’ rose . |
| 21 | In most sectors there were five lines of trenches , one behind the other , many as much as 6m/20ft deep , with dug-outs similar to those on the Western Front . |
| 22 | Once the therapist has extracted one thought they can find out the one behind it . |
| 23 | EEG , according to the Manual , should be recorded between an electrode placed centrally on the scalp and one behind the ear . |
| 24 | Start by standing one behind the other to form a straight line . |
| 25 | Same with the second beam pulse — the one behind the first . |
| 26 | A few moments later , squeals of laughter and delight heralded the arrival of Cissie and Richard ; the kitchen door burst open and they tumbled in one behind the other , the boy first , and the girl pretending to chase him , her hands making pointed ear shapes behind her head , and her small pretty features twisted into a fearsome expression . |
| 27 | A big wave lifted the boat , then a smaller one behind it . |
| 28 | He grinned to himself , certain that soon , with the power of the Great Old One behind him , all the blancs would be at his mercy . |
| 29 | The cars parked one behind the other in a row on the road that crossed the green from the Hall to the church . |
| 30 | Stand in a line , one behind the other , with the Sixer at the back . |