Example sentences of "he [vb past] one [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He produced one of the officials as proof . |
| 2 | He could make life very difficult for her if he became one of the directors . |
| 3 | In 1905 he became one of the founders and first rear-commodore of the Royal Motor Yacht Club . |
| 4 | In 1929 , he became one of the ragazzi di Via Panisperna — the street where Fermi 's ‘ kids ’ carried out their own experiments under the master in their own under-financed lab . |
| 5 | Scarcely surprisingly , he became one of the figureheads of the revolution of 1820 . |
| 6 | He asked one of the boys , ‘ Where 's Nicky ? ’ |
| 7 | I told Patterson to follow normal procedure and he got one of the girls in the postroom to ring Airborne and say there was a package for delivery a.s.a.p. and give them just the district , EC 1 , where it was going . |
| 8 | His stutter annoyed him , he stirred one of the bowls with a wooden spoon , reducing the food to a dingy pulp . |
| 9 | On this occasion he could only get 5in so he told one of the shunters , George Dyson , what had happened and asked him to go back along the fish vans and find out if a bag was off . |
| 10 | He reiterated one of the problems that dogged him throughout life , which was fatigue ; for although he had on the whole a ‘ tough ’ constitution — at least he liked to think so — and tremendous will-power , he had driven himself very hard over the past twenty years . |
| 11 | William Bailey , an engine driver , said he recognised one of the guns as one he had sold to Henry Tidbury . |
| 12 | He threw one of the books on the floor . |
| 13 | He opened one of the suitcases and took out an expensive tape recorder and a neat little package of cassettes . |
| 14 | He opened one of the diaries . |
| 15 | He crossed over to the side wall where he could watch the entrance while he opened one of the crates . |
| 16 | Then he opened one of the doors of the fitted cupboards . |
| 17 | When they reached the first floor , he opened one of the doors and she walked into a large bedroom with a huge bed , masses of cupboard space , a comfortable armchair , and a table and chairs set by the window . |
| 18 | He opened one of the doors and waved her through . |
| 19 | He opened one of the packets of biscuits and unscrewed the lid of the flask . |
| 20 | Trent found a boulder on the edge of the ravine which he prised loose so that a light push would send it crashing down the ridge and he hid one of the shotguns at the foot of a solitary pine . |
| 21 | He touched one of the pots gently with his hand and then hastily took it away . |
| 22 | He touched one of the chessmen , a crenallated castle , caressing it with pride . |
| 23 | He yowled as he touched one of the plates , which took away a layer of his skin . |
| 24 | Once he ordered one of the directors to leave a female employee alone . |
| 25 | ‘ Cover it up , ’ he ordered one of the androids . |
| 26 | Wilkinson , who won the first set tie-break 7-3 , lost his way in the second when he was twice broken to trail 1-4 and although he retrieved one of the breaks , Castle had little trouble squaring the match . |
| 27 | Albert was joking with the kids and grinning when he heard one of the porters talking , leaning on his luggage-trolley and speaking loudly . |
| 28 | When he knocked one of the seats he heard paper shift on painted metal , and he grabbed for it . |
| 29 | As she moved , restless beneath his scrutiny , with a mocking gesture he indicated one of the armchairs drawn up to the flower-filled fireplace . |
| 30 | He pulled one of the doors open . |