Example sentences of "[vb base] one [noun sg] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They usually function one evening a week in a local church hall or community centre and can undoubtedly play a most valuable role . |
| 2 | I only smoke I only smoke one cigarette a day . |
| 3 | Our lists contained the names of the family ‘ prigs ’ we knew were professional thieves and burglars ; and of whom I was advised on my arrival in the department by an old detective : ‘ you only get one chance a year to nail these bastards if you are lucky , so when you do , its got to be watertight ’ . |
| 4 | I assure one area a growth of three hundred and fifty , the vast majority of whom will be actually at the production line for home care assistance etcetera etcetera etcetera . |
| 5 | So , yeah so what I have erm I do n't really need to stuff my face cos I eat one meal a day see |
| 6 | commitment to sending them to college , so we lose one day a week for a start . |
| 7 | He would fast frequently , only take one meal a day , and would rise at one or two o'clock in the morning to pray . |
| 8 | Take one tranquilliser a day instead of two . |
| 9 | You know , he said oh I , I usually only have one meal a day |
| 10 | We 've found out a lot , that bats live for thirty years and only have one baby a year , and usually only have a baby every second year . |
| 11 | I usually have one expedition a year . |
| 12 | ‘ Breakspear wo n't do the senator 's cruise , ’ he said , ‘ so you 'll lose that money , but if you work one night a week for me then you 'll earn just as much anyway . |
| 13 | Employees of this 4500-person printing firm spend one day a week learning whatever they want . |
| 14 | But this 'll tell you if you 're veering that way , so you can go , ooh , and perhaps spend one day a week on that , just to get into it , and the rest of it 's going to be managing my practice . |