Example sentences of "it [adv] [verb] one [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And it only courses one year 's duration maximum one year . |
| 2 | The main thing to realise with trailer driving is that it only takes one mistake to wreck the trailer and a nice glider , as well as possibly writing off a new car . |
| 3 | Cable should n't be run under a carpet unless it 's suitably protected — it only takes one stiletto heel to bring your network down ! |
| 4 | Above The vulnerable beauty of Killary harbour : ‘ It only takes one fool to drop a barrel of chemicals , ’ Peter Mantle says , ‘ and we 're all wiped out . ’ |
| 5 | It only takes one lapse and a match can undergo a total transformation — there must be no slip-ups , ’ adds McGrath . |
| 6 | But , it only takes one car ! |
| 7 | ‘ It only takes one fanatic , ’ Harriet Shakespeare said heavily . |
| 8 | There 's an old saying : ‘ It only takes one spark to start a fire . ’ |
| 9 | On the evidence of its showing , SAS/EIS is certainly the kind of tool that will empower decision makers with the ability to study their companies and markets in new ways , with only minimum recall to the services of in-house software engineers — ‘ even a CEO can use this because it only takes one finger , ’ claims Jim Goodnight , SAS chief executive officer . |
| 10 | Oxford did all the attacking but Luton did all the scoring … it only took one goal to win it and that came from Ceri Hughes midway through the first half … |
| 11 | It only had one wing . |
| 12 | The mysterious disguise hid the identity of the figure , but could not conceal that it only had one arm . |
| 13 | I used to find myself walking the landing bladed up and it only needed one word out of place and I 'd turn them into a Tetley Tea Bag and I 'd never get out . |
| 14 | They sent up a thick screen of flak between the Goshawk planes and the second balloon , damning anyone who tried to break through The usual haphazard spray of machine-gun fire sprinkled the air , inaccurate and half-spent at that height , but it only needed one bulletin the head to destroy a whole aircraft . |
| 15 | She is especially renowned for creating a long silk jersey halter-neck evening dress , which can be worn five different ways and is easy to make because it only has one seam . |
| 16 | She is especially renowned for creating a long silk jersey halter-neck evening dress which can be worn five different ways and is easy to make because it only has one seam . |
| 17 | It only needs one person to pass on an infection . |
| 18 | It only needs one horse to come to a stud or livery yard premises incubating the disease to start a large outbreak . |
| 19 | The seat can be used in both forward and rear-facing positions and it only needs one hand to fold it down . |
| 20 | Is that , presumably that 's what 's happening at the moment , it just goes one pound ninety in deficit each month |
| 21 | Except if you got computer tables , it just seats one computer on it , do n't forget we have |
| 22 | It does not show that it always favours one interest — in fact the contrary seems to be true . |
| 23 | It always had one bar . |
| 24 | It also offers one way in which feminist psychologists can develop the interdisciplinary connections which interest them : by exploring , in common with other workers across the social sciences and humanities , unconscious significations . |
| 25 | In this sense the picture of the housewife which emerges in the present study not only bears on an understanding of the situation of women in society today ; it also illuminates one face of urban family life . |
| 26 | It now has one production controller and everything does go out on time , according to Mr Peters ' research . |
| 27 | In all then , Telecom would probably have outlaid £14m — allowing for very modest fees on the purchase — before it actually laid one brick , and that is if it got planning permission . |