Example sentences of "he put one [noun] " in BNC.

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1 He put one elbow on the stage itself and stared straight at John .
2 He put one foot on the bottom step and prepared to ascend .
3 Then quickly he put one leg over the body , gripping the shoulders between his thighs and the ram stood still , its head drooping sullenly .
4 You heard about the eh education secretary 's faux pas somebody from Jack section , he , he 's apparently he slipped up er , and said right and Jack said to him I was to tell the education authorities suggest that you do when the education er clerk turn to Mr and said you are just , streaming is when he put one child in the same group for all subjects , setting is when there in different groups according to their ability , so you could be a Maths set A or an English set B , awkward is n't it ?
5 Doyle 's eyes narrowed and as he put one hand to his face the other slid dangerously to his jacket pocket .
6 He put one hand over his mouth , then drew it slowly down over his throat onto his chest .
7 He put one hand against the wall , close enough to touch a strand of her hair which had pulled free from the cap , and he imprisoned her in that dark corner .
8 He put one hand out , feeling for a table ; he found what felt like one , and then a long cold metal stem .
9 He put one hand in his jacket pocket .
10 He put one hand out ; she put out hers and gripped his forearm , looked up briefly and made a noise which might have been " thanks " , and went on working at the strap of her shoe .
11 He put one hand on her thigh .
12 He put one hand on the eagle , straightened a little .
13 He put one hand on mine .
14 In the morning he put one replacement and two experienced men in each flight .
15 He put one arm around Jack 's waist and the other , after a barely discernible pause , around Maurice 's .
16 He put one arm about her shoulders .
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