Example sentences of "one [noun] it [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At one point it seemed that any would-be London cabbie seeking to learn ‘ the knowledge ’ had only to memorise Ray Davies ' song output in order to locate any part of the Metropolis . |
| 2 | At one point it looked as though the helicopter operator and entrepreneur Alan Bristow would come to the company 's rescue , but when he changed his mind there was a crisis of confidence . |
| 3 | At one point it looked like we 'd have to restore the whole room . |
| 4 | In one group it happened that every week the same woman would say , ‘ I ca n't read that , it makes me too nervous . |
| 5 | for one moment it seemed that the bald man would carry the situation through by sheer force of character . |
| 6 | On one occasion it jammed and made a loud buzzing noise which I hoped I managed to conceal with a loud burst of coughing . |
| 7 | At one minute it seemed that he had been having a fine old dream about Humans and banquets and the Frost Giantess frying on a spit . |
| 8 | For one thing it seems that Ho 's reply , via Saigon , was held up deliberately by the French authorities so that it was not received in Paris until after the war had begun . |
| 9 | On the one hand it showed that various themes which WACC had pursued corresponded with needs expressed . |
| 10 | Yeah and the problem is that that because you have to look in one position it means that that the whole thing becomes boring and and your interest starts to drift . |
| 11 | In one section it warns that , as some pastels contain such poisons as arsenic , chromium and cadmium , one should avoid , as far as possible , breathing the dust from them . |
| 12 | In one section it warns that , as some pastels contain such poisons as arsenic , chromium and cadmium , one should avoid , as far as possible , breathing the dust from them . |
| 13 | At one time it seemed that the best approach to the problem would be to reduce the level of lead in petrol , but not to eliminate it altogether . |
| 14 | At one stage it looked as though McCallen might catch Dunlop as he closed the gap to three seconds but it was not to be and Dunlop opened up the gap again over the last two laps so that with victory in sight he had a cushion of seven seconds . |
| 15 | At one stage it seemed as though the government would decide on a scheme operated by banks as the lenders , but the financial institutions were unenthusiastic . |