Example sentences of "[prep] one [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The students ' work on the course is assessed by means of one written three hour paper , and the submission of three essays . |
| 2 | Products of one became raw materials or fuel for another , as shown in the diagram . |
| 3 | Their arms were held out stiff , crosswise , as if they had been crucified , and down the cheeks of one ran thin lines of blood . |
| 4 | There was about the seamen — every nerve in Blind Hugh 's body , which tended to vibrate in the presence of even a small amount of impure gold at fifty paces , screamed into his brain — the air of one anticipating imminent enrichment . |
| 5 | Until recently , it was assumed that the section would operate only where the pursuer had a specific Conclusion in his Summons seeking provisional damages , but a recent opinion of Lord McCluskey is to the effect that the pursuer can make an application that his case be treated as one seeking provisional damages at any stage during the case . |
| 6 | There 's no need for James to even attempt to sing the chorus , the entire audience are as one shouting that word out to him . |
| 7 | The court held that the council could not maintain the action : ‘ to allow such a thing would be wholly unprecedented and contrary to principle : ’ 63 L.T. 805 , 806 , per Day J. There were two grounds of decision in effect , first , that a corporation might sue for a libel affecting property but not for one affecting personal reputation and , secondly , that the charge was one of bribery and corruption of which ( see the Metropolitan Saloon Omnibus Co. case , 4 H. & N. 87 ) ‘ a corporation can not possibly be guilty : ’ 63 L.T. 805 , 807 . |
| 8 | I for one have formal qualifications in electronics and know when the wool 's being pulled , but others do n't and that 's your job . |
| 9 | I for one think that sort of thing , to people searching for something , makes a lot of impact . |
| 10 | When all the C F C gas has been collected the cooling flask around this coil is replaced with one containing boiling water . |
| 11 | Tea/supper 1 oz. of diced cheddar cheese mixed with one diced fresh apple . |
| 12 | Fifteen minutes of sunshine in the middle of the day ( 11am to 4pm ) , even beside an open window if you ca n't get outside , between April and October will provide plenty of vitamin D. Diet can be boosted in winter with one helping each week of foods rich in vitamin D : herring , kippers , mackerel or sardines ( see also pages 104–5 ) . |
| 13 | ‘ They 've been arriving in scores , each delegation with one appointed English speaker ’ said an official . |
| 14 | There is a pointed or heart shaped apical papilla with one pointed oral papilla on each side usually arising on the oral plates . |
| 15 | Only two common sites were available for a comparison between 1955–6 and 1972–3 , with one showing increasing pH , and the other showing a decrease . |
| 16 | A joint Anglo-French effort to recover the cargo was abandoned on April 25 with four of the containers , including one containing 5.6 tonnes of Lindane , a highly toxic pesticide , still missing . |
| 17 | Several accords were signed during the visit , including one covering military co-operation and one which established regular bilateral contact . |
| 18 | Depending on slide size , up to about 24 slices can be flattened in one timed half hour run . |
| 19 | A clinging-to-the-van-sides return joined us in one jostling clamorous mob as we disgorged onto the platform , at which point the jaundiced guard spoke his first and only words . |
| 20 | Thus any construction with an adjective in postverbal position should differ in its semantic value from one using predicative position insofar , but only insofar , as the verb differs in its semantic value from zero . |
| 21 | And even goodbye to one mans best friend . |
| 22 | If the United Nations Convention comes into force there could potentially be two seabed conventional regimes with parties to one constituting third parties to the other . |
| 23 | Followed by one grated fresh apple topped with a quarter of a pint of vanilla-flavoured custard ( make half a pint of custard , adding a little extra sugar and a few drops of vanilla essence , and save half of it in the refrigerator for Friday ) . |