Example sentences of "[noun sg] one [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The class is then excused and the entries return to the ring one at a time in numerical order to be judged individually . |
| 2 | Variables were entered into or removed from the logistic regression equation one at a time . |
| 3 | To ‘ mind the baby ’ for a neighbour when the mother is out , or to wheel one in a pram on washing-day and do any necessary errand , will probably mean a square meal or ‘ a mash of tea ’ and some coppers , as well as discarded garments , if the neighbour 's husband is in good work . ’ |
| 4 | Under the archway one of a pair of glass doors led to a room , estimated ( wrongly ? ) by MRCVS as being about 10 feet long and six feet wide ; this was the combined consulting room for the Professor and the College library . |
| 5 | They would draw up a ‘ batting order ’ downstairs then go up to her bedroom one at a time for sex . |
| 6 | Armed with sophisticated sensors to detect subtle chemical and microparticle changes that are known to occur annually , the GISP2 team set out to measure annual layers in the Summit ice core one at a time from the surface to the last glacial period some 18,000 years ago . |
| 7 | Stepping forward , he advanced to the centre of the arena , where he stopped and saluted Angel One with a half bow . |
| 8 | They are then invited to try and throw them in a basket one at a time without looking at the value . |
| 9 | I often want to lookup a value in a form and then on the result run one of a selection of procedures . |
| 10 | Showing the reason why they are the best in the world , the four lads gave a polished performance in front of a hushed and packed house , to take the trophy and gold medals in Grade One with a score of 70 points . |
| 11 | A middle-aged man with corn-coloured hair and the bluest eyes Willie had ever seen was sitting on a stool milking one of a handful of cows . |
| 12 | ‘ A tweed one in a mackintosh hat . |
| 13 | Eight point one of a second ! |
| 14 | Now you 'll then have to look and see if they tell you to give it to the nearest metre or the nearest maybe the nearest maybe the nearest point one of a metre or three significant figures or three decimal places . |
| 15 | I mean point one of a millimetre 's not much . |
| 16 | By picking off the documents that form the basis of the customer-supplier relationship one at a time , we can understand what we 're doing and become very effective very quickly . ’ |
| 17 | Does he agree that it is the height of irresponsibility to try to pretend that there can be a massive increase in spending from day one of a Government if the tax increases to pay for that are to be phased in ? |
| 18 | He persuaded Brannen , a natural middle distance runner and high jumper , to take up the challenge of the ten events ( 100 metres , long jump , shot , high jump and 400 metres on day one of a competition , followed by the 110 metres hurdles , discus , pole vault , javelin and 1500 metres on day two ) . |
| 19 | Beat the yolks into the milk sauce one at a time . |
| 20 | Some ‘ Keeler-type ’ stories rolled on to Page One for a bit , all accompanied by fabulous pictures of Pamella . |
| 21 | Proposals for new projects tended to ‘ bubble up ’ to Cabinet one at a time . |
| 22 | The hero of his latest effort — volume one in a series — is Eupolis of Pallene , gentleman farmer , goatherd , and writer of comedies . |
| 23 | The CMS system will be replaced by a UNIX one in a year 's time ; while this system may be easier for some users to learn , others will have to adapt to yet another unfamiliar system . |
| 24 | I first came across Method One in a Knitmaster manual . |
| 25 | It certainly is , for Supercast Ltd supply flexible moulds for a whole range of gnomes — including a baby one on a potty ! |
| 26 | The colour is built up by using heat to lay down coloured wax-based dyes onto the paper one at a time . |
| 27 | Malawi Satisfactory completion of part one of a degree course at the University of Malawi . |
| 28 | Zimbabwe Satisfactory completion of part one of a degree course at the University of Zimbabwe . |
| 29 | Then there is part one of a study by Dr Brian Barton of Northern Ireland 's third Prime Minister , Lord Brookeborough , and , in more contemporary vein , Clifford Smyth examines — and finds wanting — the media attitude to Ulster Protestant history and culture . |
| 30 | Once you have the list of potential matching files , you can locate the actual file in one of two ways ; firstly , you can open each file in the list one at a time , and check whether it is the one you really want . |