Example sentences of "[vb -s] on one " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tayloes , or Belvedere Mill , in Chalford stands on one of the oldest confirmed mill sites in the Chalford Valley and is one of the most picturesque . |
| 2 | The Mamur Zapt stands on one side of you , the Man on the other . |
| 3 | Ariel feels the old woman flapping feebly with her legs , and though she holds on , Sycorax slides off her back and on to the ground ; she cries to Ariel again to run , run as hard as she can , and from the ground she begins to shriek , till the guard himself cries out , and drops on one knee to take aim in the pitch dark . |
| 4 | That 's the bit that joins on one side of the main entrance area ? |
| 5 | A piece of the Queen 's unfinished embroidery lies on one of the chairs . |
| 6 | A pentagram of solid gold lies on one table , wrapped in black silk ; this is worth 600 GCs . |
| 7 | Mr Wilson 's further suggestion that all of the blame lies on one side , namely the Protestants and to suggest they leave what is rightfully theirs , shows a contemptuous disregard for these people . |
| 8 | For the simple reason you know you one of the if someone starts on one person in our group all the rest of the group can get together and get them . |
| 9 | It starts on one moment |
| 10 | If they do not support public charity events their relationship with the public can suffer ; but if some major accident occurs on one such event , they will be open to criticism . |
| 11 | Note : there is a short form of additional enquiries , which refers to the detailed questions by numbers , but its use is not to be recommended — it 's better to have the full questions and answers on one form . |
| 12 | The justification of authority , concluded the previous chapter , depends on one main argument , which may be extended and supported by a variety of secondary arguments . |
| 13 | If a country depends on one or two primary products , e.g. bauxite or coffee , for the bulk of its export revenue then a fall in world demand and prices for these products can have a disastrous impact on export revenues , GNP growth and economic development programmes . |
| 14 | But all that depends on one person ! |
| 15 | As the row rages on one thing is for sure — shoppers who plump for plums this summer will be spoilt for choice . |
| 16 | Each issue of CIRCLS usually concentrates on one main topic , with items of news included as relevant , and is sent out with regular NLSLS mailings to libraries throughout Scotland . |
| 17 | The Faculty of Arts offers the following degrees : MA(General) and MA ( General Honours ) , in both of which a student takes a spread of subjects with some studied to an advanced level ; and the MA(Honours) , in which a student concentrates on one or two subjects in depth for most of the period of study . |
| 18 | Tests in use today for personnel selection include both multiple aptitude batteries like the Differential Aptitude test which provides the kind of profile described above , and specific aptitude tests like the General Clerical Test which concentrates on one group of skills . |
| 19 | Like he sings on one of his mega singles , open your mind . |
| 20 | Firstly , because patients who developed recurrent dyspepsia had another endoscopy before their next scheduled endoscopy , an unacceptable degree of bias could be introduced if the ulcer relapse rates associated with two drugs were identical , but relapses on one treatment resulted in more severe symptoms than those on the other . |
| 21 | Bedell goes on to say that when a man embarks on one of those humiliation rituals which men behind desks have been perfecting for generations , she wishes she had the guts to introduce a bit of power play and weep gently but composedly . |
| 22 | I sit scratching my head wondering what 's happened , and he puffs on one of those stinking cigars , telling me it was , obvious this would happen right back when I moved that pawn . |
| 23 | His seal ring appears on one coin , while others depict the goddess Roma wearing his war helmet and the god Hercules , who is shown wearing Alexander 's diadem and with his hairstyle ( fig. 21 ) . |
| 24 | The first half reflects on one incident : a soldier who has died or lost consciousness has been found by his friends and they try to awaken him , finding out if he is dead . |
| 25 | Labour 's economic policy rests on one simple , commonsense fact . |
| 26 | In fact such a view tacitly rests on one of the ideologies of modernity : a belief in continual progress ( see chapter seven ) . |
| 27 | If the alcove is very narrow , use an upholstered bench with suspended cushions for back rests on one side of the table and chairs on the other . |
| 28 | Welwyn Garden City local council in Hertfordshire has stopped cutting grass verges on one site to preserve a specimen of the bee orchid , a rare plant normally only found in Mediterranean climates . |
| 29 | He sits on one of the little white stools . |
| 30 | However rich or famous her lovers are , Carla , who admits she has been AIDS-tested , insists on one thing — safe sex . |