Example sentences of "on one [prep] [art] [noun sg] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the winter months , Neale works as a P-E consultant , and recently went on one of the Grid courses that P-E now regularly provides . |
| 2 | Sara was sitting on one of the bentwood chairs by the desk in the bare little office ; a WPC , her black-stockinged legs tucked under her chair , sat by the door . |
| 3 | She was sitting on one of the bentwood chairs , knees together , her hands wedged between them . |
| 4 | ‘ We always wore trunks or pants when we went in the river , but just once , I stopped out to wash on one of the river beaches with nothing on , and went in just at the edge to rinse myself down . |
| 5 | One nice touch lets you italicize and embolden text simply by highlighting it and clicking on one of the toolbox icons . |
| 6 | Your blokes are on their way , but there are definitely bits of blood and hair on one of the metal parts of this thing — the truss , the bloke here says . |
| 7 | He lifted her up and perched her on one of the kitchen stools , then filled the kettle . |
| 8 | Julie asked breathlessly , hurrying to secure a window-lock on one of the kitchen windows . |
| 9 | He was sitting on one of the kitchen counters , paws folded , tail tucked up , gazing with stately patience at the larger door . |
| 10 | ‘ Do you know , I thought I saw yams on one of the vegetable stalls as we were coming along , ’ said Lady Selvedge . |
| 11 | A journey on one of the steam trains is certainly not to be missed ! |
| 12 | An advertisement had appeared on one of the university noticeboards saying that Benghazi University in Libya was looking for a lecturer in engineering . |
| 13 | Jack sat down on one of the stone seats . |
| 14 | Stopping to buy a paper , he caught sight of Francesca through the window , perched on one of the bar stools , totally unconscious of the table full of men next to her all eyeing her long legs . |
| 15 | ( 6 ) Any lease or underlease , at a rent , or in consideration of a fine , for life or lives or for any term of years determinable with life or lives , or on the marriage of the lessee , or any contract therefor , made before or after the commencement of this Act , or created by virtue of Part V of the Law of Property Act 1922 , shall take effect as a lease , underlease or contract therefor , for a term of ninety years determinable after the death or marriage ( as the case may be ) of the original lessee , or of the survivor of the original lessees , by at least one month 's notice in writing given to determine the same on one of the quarter days applicable to the tenancy , either by the lessor or the persons deriving title under him , to the person entitled to the leasehold interest , or if no such person is in existence by affixing the same to the premises , or by the lessee or other persons in whom the leasehold interest is vested to the lessor or the persons deriving title under him … |
| 16 | In the seventeenth century , John Aubrey , Wiltshire 's first archaeologist , lived in the manor farm , and his name is inscribed on one of the church bells whose ringing he loved so . |
| 17 | Instead she went towards the fire , and slowly sat down on one of the corduroy sofas . |
| 18 | ‘ No , he 's on one of the escort frigates . |
| 19 | On one of the brick piers was inscribed the words , ‘ The poor are with ye always ’ . |
| 20 | For a full list of the CD-ROMS , either ask at the Enquiry desk in the Library , or call us on one of the telephone extensions given in the information panel . |
| 21 | In fact , if — 4.6 billion years ago — one had to place a bet on which planet in the Solar System would sustain life , one would have been best advised to put money on one of the gas giants . |
| 22 | Pete took his jacket off , and hung it on one of the bookcase doorknobs . |
| 23 | If you 're lucky , you have a char on one of the side lines . ’ |
| 24 | Meanwhile , his master , all eighteen or so stone of him would loll back on one of the side seats , making no effort to drive . |
| 25 | She pulled on one of the towelling robes and wandered back into the bedroom , selecting clean clothes . |
| 26 | we landed up with no idea of the description , on one of the pantomime performances because he would n't arrange the date and then |
| 27 | Poitiers was on one of the pilgrimage routes to Santiago and the interior of Notre Dame shows this in its layout and barrel vaulted roofs . |
| 28 | The Abbey Church of Solignac is a large building in a small village ; it was also on one of the pilgrimage routes . |
| 29 | He has the personal directive of the King to develop the tourist-appeal of the site and already talks of a helicopter pad and a VIP 's ‘ cave ’ on one of the mountain summits . |
| 30 | Her dark head on one of the velvet cushions , Luce watched him move the huge bowl of flowers to a side-table , before producing some kindling and logs from a metal-bound oak chest . |