Example sentences of "[verb] one [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did n't realise she was getting married in the church opposite the shop until I saw the life-size versions of the figures appear one morning — including this labrador in a pink dress ! ’ |
| 2 | While these devices might win one election by dramatically increasing electoral turnout , the new voters mobilized by such appeals could only be the least politically informed citizens , and the most susceptible to authoritarian views . |
| 3 | He never shows the slightest bit of doubt or anxiety , especially before a battle , when he knows he can win one way or another . |
| 4 | With Rosario fit and Townsend available , Norwich are well equipped to improve on a home League record which has seen them win one game and draw the rest . |
| 5 | ‘ Well , he has been caddying for Harley in Europe , and he did win one tournament and finished equal second in the other . |
| 6 | I 'll donate some money there , you know , I might even win one percent of the prize at the same time , you know , I might have a chance of winning , but I always think , oh yes , only fifty P , you know , I 'll win certainly . |
| 7 | " You see I could win one week , be at peak form and not be able to compete the next . |
| 8 | The Glass-Steagall Act in the US , separating to a large extent the banking and securities business , is a good example of the difficulties inherent in transposing one set of regulatory values to another jurisdiction , in particular the UK , where no such prohibitions exist . |
| 9 | Channel One Television , Moscow 4 and 5 March ( BBC Summary of World Broadcasts ) Washington Post 5 March |
| 10 | The ampersand joins one label to another , I use the word join erm , it 's not the official technical word for what it does , does anybody know what the erm , official word for what this does is known as ? |
| 11 | But any man is permitted one slip . |
| 12 | He noticed how bare the room was of the bits and pieces that usually make two lives one life ; but Carla had tried to compensate for that with a beachcomber 's finds : little groups of pebbles and shells on the windowsills , a fan of dried marram in a vase , a gnarled limb of driftwood that she had smoothed and varnished . |
| 13 | Always send one engine off first you see . |
| 14 | Send one copy to your insurer and keep one yourself in a safe place . |
| 15 | After the order has been made , two sealed copies of it must be sent to the interim receiver who must , in turn , send one copy to the debtor . |
| 16 | Jokes were thin on the ground but when Mr Lamont spoke of a new form of do-it-yourself income tax form for the self employed one MP raised a titter when he shouted : ‘ At least that 'll suit one person — John Birt ( the BBC director general ) ’ . |
| 17 | What may suit one place wo n't suit another . |
| 18 | We recognise that our resources are different in nature and serve different purposes , and that whilst computers may suit one use , paper records are better for others . |
| 19 | ( I admit I am suggesting that we replace one kind of dualism with another ! ) |
| 20 | A spoonful of sweetener helps the calories go down — replace one teaspoon of sugar with a teaspoon of Canderel Spoonful , a granular sweetener , and you 'll save 18 calories . |
| 21 | You can buy one video from here . |
| 22 | We were gon na buy one plug for one |
| 23 | Why do consumers buy one brand rather than another ? |
| 24 | Do they buy one brand only , or several ? |
| 25 | Why ca n't we buy one Mum ? |
| 26 | Now you could just about buy one wreck for that sort of money . |
| 27 | you can not yet buy one dish of Chinese food in all Italy |
| 28 | Can I come and buy one cracker . |
| 29 | Packaging and handling charges do not come cheap , so what 's the point of paying for ten plastic packets along with the extra labour when you could buy one box containing 100 hooks and save up to 33 per cent ? |
| 30 | Let's say you 've only got £4 , you can only buy one record . |