Example sentences of "[verb] on one thing at " in BNC.
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| 1 | MANY mothers agreed with Helen Bullock that men can only focus on one thing at a time . |
| 2 | Thatcher 's great advantage is this laser sight which fixes in a very narrow , straight beam on one thing at a time . ’ |
| 3 | To avoid confusion we need some sort of structure which allows us to focus on one thing at a time . |
| 4 | ‘ But the thrust of our approach is to start at home , focusing on one thing at a time rather than confusing ourselves by trying to do everything at once — which is a major reason why 85 per cent of organisations trying to do something in this area fail to get it right . |
| 5 | and this kind of thing it 's getting er I just think I 'm going to end up more confused by trying to do it all at once than if I concentrate on one thing at a time . |
| 6 | And the pupils can agree on one thing at least ; they 'll welcome the change . |