Example sentences of "[be] [verb] one [prep] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This example also demonstrates the basic principle of handling the repetitive elements : probes in the region containing this element are deleted one by one until two non-repetitive probes on both sides of the region are found which are connected by a minimum number of clones , linking these probes into a contig . |
| 2 | Building up relationships with other agencies is time consuming and not always productive , so the links tend to be forged one by one by the few full-time staff available for this important aspect of developing special needs work . |
| 3 | Any reader seeking an individual document at a library will be offered one of three different levels of service : |
| 4 | It was a tremendous honour for the Burrows children to be introduced one by one to this famous and huge framed man . |
| 5 | see that the society returned to sane management , and elected only business men who would look after the society 's interests first , and seeing that the present majority favoured representation by socialists only , they should be fought one by one as they appeared for re-election , until the confidence of the membership , at present abused and outraged , was restored , and the society stood for co-operation pure and simple . |
| 6 | So what more natural than , in describing an easel mysteriously deserted by a painter , that the tubes of paint littered on the ground should be mentioned one by one ? |
| 7 | Obviously , if probes in this region were deleted one by one , starting from the probes known as repetitive ( containing ribosomal DNA or belonging to telomeres in this case ) , less of them would be deleted and the overlap would be successfully detected . |
| 8 | At the next meeting , the proposals were considered one by one , along with the views of the sub-committee ; every proposal was criticized and a highly critical sub-committee report was adopted nem. con. , with Sir Harry Samuel finally abstaining after failing to convince his colleagues of the rightness of the proposals . |
| 9 | Gazing blankly at the colour chart that was thrust into her hands , she felt as though she was falling apart at the seams , as though all the muscles and tendons that were holding her body together were snapping one by one . |
| 10 | ‘ The guys were shot one by one by this one gunman who was very methodical . |
| 11 | Once , in an American girls ' school , I watched a prize-giving ceremony in which candles were lit one by one , accompanied by spoken declarations such as : ‘ I light the lamp of scholarship ’ . |
| 12 | However , as streets were reconstructed one by one by a determined local authority , so did the success of calming begin to emerge and opposition to soften . |
| 13 | Then we were interrogated one by one : ‘ Why did you demonstrate ? |
| 14 | The crowd dispersed , and the oil-lamps were extinguished one by one . |
| 15 | The chairman requested that the departmental reports be considered one by one and the governors went through it section by section , specific comments being made at particular stages . |
| 16 | THE final act of the bloody TSB reorganisation was played out yesterday when banking chief Don McCrickard moved into the group chief executive slot , until now occupied by Philip Charlton , who is to become one of three deputy chairmen . |
| 17 | Joshua Nkomo , leader of ZAPU , now dissolved and merged with the ruling party , was reappointed one of three Senior Ministers in the President 's Office and was expected to be made vice-president along with Simon Muzenda under forthcoming legislation providing for the creation of two vice-presidencies with equal rank . |
| 18 | Elliott was booked one of three cautions in the game for a foul on Bennett and from the free kick Owen drove the ball straight at the keeper . |