Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [prep] one " in BNC.
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| 1 | On one occasion Clara 's class purchased a pound of sausages , took them in with them , and roasted them on one of the burners , and ate them , in full scent and in fairly good view ; Mrs Hill appeared not to notice , and talked quietly on of Boyle 's law . |
| 2 | ‘ I met them on one of my early trips out here . ’ |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The TV producer led them to one of the last suites on the left and a young man in pullover and jeans swung round on his chair . |
| 5 | As they strolled deeper into the gardens she became aware that the Pantominteatret was by no means the only form of free entertainment , as their progress led them from one area of performance to another . |
| 6 | Much to my surprise , he led me towards one of the public beer tents . |
| 7 | Remember the carnations , we got them at one of the shops , the florist in . |
| 8 | ‘ We got ourselves into one of those silly situations , in the middle of 1883 , which meant there was no way for me to remain . |
| 9 | ‘ I have three or four : two black Strats , a Les Paul Junior with a neck-through-body — really heavy guitar , sustains really well — a Flying V that they built me with one pickup — neck-through-body also — and a regular Flying V. ’ |
| 10 | It put its head on one side and fixed them with one evil black eye . |
| 11 | He let me into one of his secrets when he told me that he tries to avoid cream sauces and prefers to use stock and wine reductions . |
| 12 | A theatrical gentleman approached me after one of the performances , said he was impressed by my singing , and that he could obtain a part for me with the Schikenader Company in Vienna . |
| 13 | Gesner waved for some coffee and helped himself to one of Stefan 's rolls . |
| 14 | He let himself into one of the houses through the skylight and waited , hardly daring to breath , to see if he had been detected . |
| 15 | She shrivelled him with one glance . |
| 16 | Two men appeared in front of him , and he caught her wrist and jerked her to one side , raising his sword . |
| 17 | Elizabeth Woodville drew her to one side . |
| 18 | A friend in Joan 's office was active in the Womens ' Loyalist Action Association and invited her to one of its meetings . |
| 19 | He invited her into one of his lesser parlours . |
| 20 | Elizabeth Woodville turned and drew him to one side . |
| 21 | Eventually Johnny drew him to one side with a shock-haired young reporter who sported horn-rimmed glasses and a velvet bow-tie . |
| 22 | Born in St Petersburg , Iacovleff was associated with Bakst and Diaghilev before moving to Paris where such was his repute that Sargent described him as one of the greatest living draftsmen . |
| 23 | He wrote a preface to David Jones 's In Parenthesis in which he noted the fact that Jones was of the same generation as Pound and himself ; he also wrote a preface to Lewis 's One-Way Song and described him as one of those who had been falsely labelled by " the Messenmensch " as a fascist but nevertheless chose " to walk alone " . |
| 24 | Susan Einzig regarded him as one of the brightest jewels in a smart set . |
| 25 | But the Gloucesters still regarded him as one of theirs . |
| 26 | Shaw joined the company in 1944 and was still only 17 when Ashton used him as one of the three male dancers in Symphonic Variations . |
| 27 | The ball bounced near Scott and he trapped it with his left foot , then swivelled and hooked it to one of the young boys with his right , smiling to himself . |
| 28 | Then , with great creative inspiration and insight , they painstakingly transformed it into one of Lincolnshire 's most original and interesting restaurants . |
| 29 | Simpson called it quantum evolution and described it as one of three evolutionary modes . |
| 30 | Sir John Betjeman , on the other hand , described it as one of the industrial towns which are ‘ the hope and life of England ’ . |