Example sentences of "the [noun] [vb past] [pers pn] [prep] one " in BNC.

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1 In their turn the Norwegians accepted him as one of themselves ; it was they who named him the ‘ father of Norwegian mountaineering ’ .
2 Deaf people did not escape their share of war-time tragedy and hardship , but the war benefited them in one very important respect .
3 A speedy journey in the boats took us to one of the 365 islands in Lough Erne .
4 The captain of the escort led him to one side , explaining .
5 The count led them through one of the doors into what was a very beautiful drawing-room and almost immediately a servant came in with refreshments .
6 The trial of Marion Barry , 54 , Mayor of Washington DC , ended on Aug. 10 when , after eight days of deliberation , the jury convicted him on one count of possessing cocaine but acquitted him on a second charge of possession .
7 Although the jury acquitted him on one murder charge , it was deadlocked over a second and a riot charge , and a retrial was arranged for Sept. 17 .
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