Example sentences of "was [adv] [v-ing] [prep] one [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was merely coping with one thing after another , not achieving . |
| 2 | ‘ Me an ’ me wife was just sittin' in one night an' I says : ‘ Oh , it 's bloody useless . ’ ’ |
| 3 | Her hair was dressed in a ‘ beehive ’ style , which was now collapsing at one side . |
| 4 | A large figure was there going from one music stand to another with a pencil . |
| 5 | ‘ Possibly , ’ said Sixsmith , who was half standing with one hand awkwardly dipped into his inside pocket . |