Example sentences of "[pron] one [noun sg] [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This usually consists of worship and praise and comprises the singing of a number of songs , with a good deal of repetition in which one song succeeds another without a break . |
| 2 | Revolution is insurrection , an act of violence by which one caste overthrows another . |
| 3 | Frankly I do n't believe that households in which one parent spends all his waking moments either out of the house or refitting the patio doors or under the bonnet of a car are doing a better job than I am , where the kids are concerned , but I have n't got any statistics to prove it . |
| 4 | Now , when one of us is describing a restaurant , there is intensive cross-questioning about the quality of the puddings and petits fours , and commiseration if they do not sound up to scratch : ‘ Do you mean they only gave you one chocolate truffle each ! ’ |
| 5 | By the way , remind me one day to explain this business of French pleats to you . |
| 6 | Despite all this he gave me one term to show some improvement , I never really shed the " below average " tag at the Halton style of academy . |
| 7 | What one earth does this mean ? |
| 8 | Whatever one man tells another about a woman 's sexual inclinations and whether or not she demonstrates her unwillingness , it is hard to see why a man should be able to rely for consent on the word of another man or why there should be no obligation upon him to consult her himself . |
| 9 | ‘ He 's given us one month to find another meeting place , ’ she told the Pack ; ‘ then we must go . ’ |