Example sentences of "and [verb] one " in BNC.
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| 1 | He looked across at me and whispered one word : ‘ Rum ’ . |
| 2 | Wednesday 's a rather muddled time when people and events force you to rethink certain situations and change one or two recent decisions . |
| 3 | They explore one side of their personality and develop one aspect of their skills with a single-mindedness which has obvious disadvantages . |
| 4 | The one would be abolished by the Clean Air Act and the others would die and disappear one by one , passing through the gates of the fatal factories close by . |
| 5 | Susan smiled uncertainly , and laid one thin hand on Breeze 's shoulder . |
| 6 | Also , in memory of each member of Thomas 's crew , we knelt and laid one of the five red roses on each grave , including one behind the roundel opposite to the ‘ Peace ’ rose . |
| 7 | Know and understand the religious practices within one of the main Christian traditions and evaluate one of these practices |
| 8 | Know and understand some practices and customs that distinguish the lifestyle of two religious/cultural groups and evaluate one of them |
| 9 | Attendance figures were 550 , compared to 520 for last year 's event in Leeds but the high cost of the daily sessions deterred members from staying the full three days and led one disgruntled art historian to dub the conference ‘ pay and display ’ . |
| 10 | In contrast , Queen Anne 's birthday in 1712 was celebrated " with Bonefires , illuminations and Prosperity to her Ministers and to the Loyal House of Commons " in many parts of the country , notably in Plymouth and Gloucester , and led one newsletter writer to conclude that " there was a fresh spring of Loyalty in the Kingdom after its long discountenances by crying up Revolution Principles " . |
| 11 | We left the rorbu and attacked one of the 1,000-metre peaks overlooking the village . |
| 12 | John expressed a desire for milk and one man went on ahead to the surface and asked one of John 's neighbours to get out of bed and milk her cow . |
| 13 | The prioress instructed the porter to take the body into the nearby infirmary , ordered the crowd to disperse and asked one of the sisters to extend hospitality to the pedlar . |
| 14 | In November 1973 Friends of the Earth published his book World Energy Strategies — written before the October 1973 oil shock — which thereafter appeared in many other countries and languages , and became one of the seminal documents of the ‘ alternative energy ’ literature . |
| 15 | In later years he turned to golf and became one of the most successful amateur players in the history of the sport in Canada . |
| 16 | Well , she was the subject of much interest and became one of the sights of London . |
| 17 | He trained as a painter in Vienna , spent long periods in Russia and France and became one of Hungary 's leading Romantic painters and illustrators . |
| 18 | He held office for twenty-seven years and became one of the most renowned figures who have ever served the BDDA , because of his devotion to the cause of deafness and the dominating position he came to hold in the deaf world . |
| 19 | The show attracted over 10,000 visitors in seven weeks , and became one of the town 's most successful ever exhibitions . |
| 20 | She quickly achieved national prominence and became one of the WSPU 's first full-time organizers , in late 1908 . |
| 21 | Holford began to collect works of art in 1839 and became one of the most distinguished collectors of his time , with an enthusiasm for the Italian Renaissance . |
| 22 | He was one of the very few men of science who gave a welcome , albeit qualified , to Vestiges ( 1844 ) presumably because he could see the wood for the trees ; but when the Origin of Species came out in 1859 he disliked it heartily , and became one of the most formidable opponents of Darwin and Huxley . |
| 23 | In 1895 the apple was introduced to the trade as a ‘ Delicious ’ and became one of the most widely grown apples in the world . |
| 24 | The mill progressed well and became one of the largest in Britain before the war . |
| 25 | The Committee of 2 April 1848 remained in being until 1855 and became one of the most striking embodiments of the tsar 's descent into obscurantism . |
| 26 | Whitham has come a long way from April 16 , 1988 when he won the Enkalon 1,000cc race and became one of the few English riders to score at Kirkistown at that time . |
| 27 | One sherpa — Tensing Norgay accompanied Sir Edward Hillary and became one of the first men to climb Mt . |
| 28 | One sherpa , Tensing Norgay , accompanied Sir Edmund Hillary and became one the first men to climb Mount Everest . |
| 29 | A group of children were using some workcards designed by the teacher to give them experience of working independently and helping one another over difficulties . |
| 30 | Each memory block is called a ‘ bit plane ’ , and supplies one of the bits needed for each pixel . |