Example sentences of "he [adv] [verb] one [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The clear , imperious voice , lately gagged by the folds of an archer 's cloak , was singing gently to itself , and did not fall silent even when he instinctively took one dancing step back from the collision , and then as readily translated the movement into a forward lunge that almost passed Adam 's startled guard . |
| 2 | Snell 's wife was Susannah and he apparently had one son . |
| 3 | He only knew one word in three of the lyric he 'd chosen . |
| 4 | She shot him a look designed to kill at fifty feet , but he only raised one eyebrow in mute enquiry . |
| 5 | And whilst he lost in two sets 7-5 , 7-6 he only dropped one service game . |
| 6 | In the Brittania Floats Wednesday series , also on the same venue , I came fourth overall , it was won by Vinnie Smith with a brilliant performance , he only dropped one point out of a possible fifty . |
| 7 | Hitler was fit only for the loony bin , his generals would kill him within five minutes if he ever declared war , and he only had one ball . |
| 8 | Since he wanted to delay the ceremony , but did n't want to go to the trouble of desecrating any graves , he only had one option . |
| 9 | We found Dod 's van in the NCP and I explained to Kim that as he only had one passenger seat , the two of us had better travel in the cold and bare , unheated back along with Dod 's drum kit . |
| 10 | He used to try and learn other players ' licks from the radio and this process was hampered by the fact that he only had one pass in which to do so . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'm not sure whether I should be flattered or otherwise , ’ her host drawled , and she decided on the spot that she hated men with sophisticated wit — was he saying that he took it as a compliment , or not , that he only got one mention at lunchtime ? |
| 12 | He only sent one letter . |
| 13 | As a rule he only drank one glass , but that night he drank three , and when he noticed the full moon in the window he became excited , almost too much white in his eyes and a bulb of spit shining on his front teeth . |
| 14 | To show how fantastic he was driving , he only missed one fairway out of the 72 holes , despite the strange bounces and the danger of the ball running off the straight and narrow all the time . |
| 15 | Other sources now insist he only has one cap . |
| 16 | Here is one of the best riders in the province and he only has one ride at our final road race meeting . |
| 17 | Of course , if you tell him what I 've said he 'll deny it , but I assure you he only wants one thing and that 's your practice . ’ |
| 18 | He is the odd man out at the ball , he only wants one kiss , but it always eludes him . ’ |
| 19 | Like most professor 's , he only gives one lecture . |
| 20 | Because he only ever , he only threw one egg out of the audience and we caught it , whereas at a , every year he throws lots of Wagon Wheels out . |
| 21 | T : It sounds like he only knows one programme on the drum machine . |
| 22 | He already owns one casino and claims his £25 million plan will create 1,000 jobs . |
| 23 | We 're sure Alan Sugar will be pleased to know he still has one fan left , and we have to admit that he did play a great part in bringing PCs to the masses . |
| 24 | Tommy was one of a number of boys , and he also had one sister . |
| 25 | He even gave one youngster some money to pay-off a drug dealer . |
| 26 | He even bought one business from Hanson — shower maker Croydex for £7.7m — and another from his old employers , Williams . |
| 27 | One owner describes this ‘ cold shoulder treatment ’ in the following words : ‘ He turns his back , sits down neatly and deliberately , and wo n't answer if we call his name as he usually does , though he sometimes puts one ear back . ’ |
| 28 | He was so ample that he completely filled one side of the table , and a heavenly smile suffused his round pink face as he said : ‘ My favourite of all the wines is — rose petal . ’ |
| 29 | He never closes one door but he opens another . ’ |
| 30 | Then he subsequently moved one person from the ground floor onto the first floor , which meant that he did require a fire certificate . |