Example sentences of "[adv] one [prep] [pers pn] [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps one of them would allow her to see more clearly : the ghost in the land , or the child that she had been , or the old dog , or the rooks in the tall trees , or the woman … |
| 2 | You will find that all of these will help , but perhaps one of them will have better results for you than the other two . |
| 3 | However , should there be any difficulty in siting the panel on the pillar , perhaps one of you could discuss with the Publicity Assistants an alternative and suitable site . |
| 4 | ‘ Perhaps one of us should stay awake in case — ’ |
| 5 | But Cantona was bought to score goals and excite United 's impoverished fans , so one of them will have to make way against neighbours City at Old Trafford . |
| 6 | Now , if you consider all possible ways in which the rocks of Mont Blanc could have been thrown together , it is true that only one of them would make Mont Blanc as we know it . |
| 7 | He hoped that only one of them would accompany Taheb and himself to the door , and he hoped that person would be Nephthys . |
| 8 | for a glass of wine and a chat , but only one of them would come . |
| 9 | On the way they bought three second hand cars which was odd because only one of them could drive |
| 10 | Paul Kee and Ken Veysey are for sale following the success of Paul Reece … but only one of them will go and that 'll be the one who attracts the biggest bid … |
| 11 | That 's right , but , but you know that it 's only the , are only one of the major supermarket chains that gives money to organization and one of the organizations in Glasgow there was an article in the Scotsman or the Herald the other day and I must n't quote names because I can be wrong , but one of them and there were major s major stores selling food as well as actual food retailers cited , but only one of them will give food that 's past its sell-by date or surplus or whatever for one of the Glasgow charities for the homeless . |
| 12 | It should be noted that these rules relate only to agreements where at least one dealer is involved and also that they do not apply in the case of an agreement to purchase the goods bona fide on a joint account , e.g. where two dealers in partnership together wish to purchase goods for their business and agree that only one of them will bid . |
| 13 | Had he come , I suspect only one of us would have returned . |
| 14 | Then suddenly one of them would call out ‘ Aye , aye , lads … here 's the cops ’ and they 'd all move . |
| 15 | Reversing the polarity of both thrusters would bring the vessel to a rapid halt ; swapping the polarity of just one of them would let it turn on a sixpence . |
| 16 | They were known as ‘ bee grenades ’ , and just one of them could disperse a big group of enemies , who would flee leaving their modern weapons behind . |
| 17 | Whereas the district in which we live is under an agreement between the three great companies — the Midland being one — that not one of them shall promote a railway in the district without the consent of all three companies ; the continuation of the Bishop 's Castle line is now saddled with the further condition that it shall not be made independently of the Corvedale line , whereas a proposal was made by one of the largest shareholders in the Cambrian to complete it independently of any other line . |
| 18 | ( 27 ) Not one of them dare support you . |
| 19 | Her husband , Uncle George , and their two daughters , Maggie and Marie , were like her , extremely short — not one of them would have reached the five foot mark . |
| 20 | There were plenty of pumpkins at about the British record weight of 444lbs , or about a third the weight of a hatchback car , into which not one of them could have fitted . |
| 21 | Nay , for that matter , if you can set Mrs. Belville a-talking not one of you shall care to open you lips except to say as she says … |
| 22 | And not one of us must say a word about what we have found . ’ |
| 23 | Not one of us can look away . |
| 24 | I sing in a band , from time to time , a woman 's band , sort of a makeshift bossa nova affair , though not one of us can play a thing and we always need help from the boys . |
| 25 | Now one of them will pipe up , yeah , she bloody always late . |
| 26 | Often one of them would faint and be left prostrate until the end . |
| 27 | Well one of us will remember whoe , I mean , the thing is , I 've so much on I could |
| 28 | There ai n't one of 'em could punch their way out of a paper bag . ’ |
| 29 | You know , like erm maybe one of them 'd say , Well you know , I 'd say , well why do n't you leave her with erm your boyfriend for the day , and you have a day off and have a break ? |
| 30 | Sometimes one of them would leap to his feet and dance a jig before falling over . |