Example sentences of "[noun sg] [was/were] [vb pp] one [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The immunisation was carried out every four weeks and 10 ml of blood was collected one week after each injection and analysed for reactivity against PT-gliadin by dot blotting . |
| 2 | Independence was granted one week later . |
| 3 | An older girl was struck one day |
| 4 | For this reason my eye was caught one day by a small box-ad at the bottom of the column : |
| 5 | It was this version of the union treaty that was to have been signed by Russian and other representatives on 20 August , and it was apparently to prevent this weakening of central authority , particularly in military and budgetary matters , that the attempted coup was launched one day beforehand . |
| 6 | A third flexible sigmoidoscopy was performed one month after cessation of all therapy when the disease has been considered in stable remission with no symptoms of recurrence . |
| 7 | Paupers engaged in emptying the cesspools during the night were allowed one pint of beer , 7 ozs. bread and 1 oz. cheese . |
| 8 | The spell was broken one day by a particularly stubborn fisherman who used clubs to beat his way through the grey mist . |
| 9 | In this study the profitability variable was lagged one period in order to take into account the unavoidable delays between changes in profit conditions and the effective realization of resulting investment decisions . |
| 10 | Apparently Hank 's divorce had come through sooner than expected , the deed was done one Saturday afternoon in the local Registrar 's Office , and she came back to Bourn wearing a wedding ring like a brass curtain ring ( Mary 's words ) , to await her discharge from the Waaf . |
| 11 | A socialist state was proclaimed one year later . |
| 12 | A socialist state was proclaimed one year later . |
| 13 | Perry 's account was written one year after Enfield began operations , so there were few clear indications of the impact of the approach on plant performance . |
| 14 | But a professional narrator was hired one morning , and alternate lines of speech were recorded using the normal microphone and recorder . |
| 15 | On satisfactory completion of the trial period , the " persons " system was extended one location at a time until the system covered all BAA . |
| 16 | The order was placed one Thursday evening in March and was delivered in London on the Tuesday . |
| 17 | ( In normal circumstances each prisoner was allowed one visit and one letter per week . ) |
| 18 | As sentence was passed one woman in the public gallery started sobbing hysterically and said you 've nicked the wrong man . |
| 19 | The origin of the present-day adult deaf organisational network was sowed one Sunday evening in 1822 in St. Andrew 's Square , Glasgow where John Anderson , former Headmaster of the Glasgow Institution for the deaf who was now teaching privately from his house in St. Andrew 's Square , held a prayer meeting for a number of pupils and adults . |
| 20 | This initial stage was taken one step further in 1987 when the Association of Health for the People began working in the community and provided an analysis of the main problems that needed to be addressed , and suggested some solutions — all of which depended upon good communication between the local inhabitants . |