Example sentences of "[v-ing] one [noun sg] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was not an easy task for the coalman to make deliveries as he had to lump one hundredweight sacks , right through the house , down three steps , duck to miss the top of the door frame to the scullery , then a mighty heave to deposit coal costing one shilling a hundredweight in the exact spot . |
| 2 | The scheme involved ten patrons paying one ducat a month ( roughly 600 gulden per year ) . |
| 3 | First of all they 're not satisfied with getting one deal a day , they 'll they 'll not sit back on their laurels and say oh I 've done my work , they 'll go out and get another two . |
| 4 | Corrigan gives Pears specialist coaching one day a week at Ayresome Park . |
| 5 | ‘ I have been doing one acquisition a month and I expect we will still do one acquisition a month , ’ Sadler said . |
| 6 | Now nearly a year later , attending one class a week and one weekend workshop , and no private lessons , I have been transformed by the Technique . |
| 7 | Just having one calf a year to sell instead of a sizeable number like most farmers . |
| 8 | Conifers other than yew usually resent harsh treatment , however , and are difficult to rejuvenate , Deciduous species are best pruned hard back in late winter , evergreens in late spring — cutting one side a year back to a foot within the intended final width to allow room for regrowth . |
| 9 | He told me that he made a point of seeing one pantomime a year . |
| 10 | But now they are out as well as all junk food , and I 'm only eating one meal a day . |
| 11 | Whereas , taking him taking one guy a week for a week , is putting no-one in jeopardy and giving somebody a decent wage for a week . |
| 12 | No fee but all expenses paid for a teacher working three hours a day or a half price holiday if working one hour a day . |