Example sentences of "they [adv] one [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another five-hour journey from Darwin to Brisbane left them only one training session before facing Queensland , which was hardly an ideal preparation . |
| 2 | To remind them that their rule was derived from God himself , and that they were neither creators nor rulers by right , God forbade them only one thing : they were not to partake of the knowledge of good and evil ; such a mysterious gnosis belonged to God alone . |
| 3 | The museums can promise them only one thing an enduring memorial and gratitude for any help given . |
| 4 | If there are any cancer cells not yet being attended to , I will give them just one minute to stand up . ’ |
| 5 | EIGHTY factory workers were looking forward to a very merry Christmas — until their boss gave them just one bottle of whisky between them . |
| 6 | Our aim was to co-ordinate the various efforts being made and bring them under one umbrella . |
| 7 | True , a small band of bridge trolls tried to ambush them on one occasion , and a party of brigands nearly caught them unawares one night ( but unwisely tried to investigate the Luggage before slaughtering the sleepers ) . |
| 8 | And they just one double , about that much disks , not many . |
| 9 | But there were five of them there one day in the porch and when they saw me they gathered up their bottles and began to go , except one . |