Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] in one [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has several aspects , including : ( a ) the range of options offered to the teacher is crucial in fitting the program to his style and enabling him to contribute effectively , but too many will be confusing ( b ) the designer may see a whole range of possible extensions to the teaching possibilities of the program : the lengthy development process of all good teaching units makes such extensions attractive but trying to include them in one program will tend to make it difficult to ‘ see through ’ and to use ( c ) the desire for compatibility with different hardware configurations often inspires programming constraints that can be severe ; conversely , programs that fully exploit the facilities of a particular microcomputer are likely to be difficult to transfer . |
| 2 | The plants are trained up a string which is zig-zagged up and down to train it in one place . |
| 3 | Walking : There are far too many paths for anyone to explore them in one holiday . |
| 4 | Only with incredible luck , against all the odds , could he reasonably hope to make a safe exit from Russian soil and reach safe ground from which the Americans might be able to extricate him in one piece . |
| 5 | Er , I used not to do that , I used to put everything in one list , and then my home telephone was cut off one time , er , because I just never regarded the personal things as being terribly important until , you know , I do n't have to pay well over a hundred quid to get the thing fixed again . |
| 6 | We 're going to do it in one move , ’ said the battalion commander Lt Col Alastair Duncan . |
| 7 | The same issues arise in all four appeals and it is therefore convenient to consider them in one judgment . |
| 8 | Got to keep you in one piece , eh ? ’ |
| 9 | Lowering the tender took care and patience if they wanted to keep it in one piece . |
| 10 | I do n't yet know what their comments will be and I ‘ m not trying to influence them in one direction or another . |
| 11 | She must try to pack everything in one box , for she will not need many clothes for twelve days ; and she will probably have to bring a hat-box , though indeed the latter will be a little inconvenient . |
| 12 | But why should speakers or writers actually plan to say something in one way and then put it in other words in order to ensure the intended interpretation ? |
| 13 | And then again if agonisings about modern are seem to take us in one direction , the banning of books as reminded us , takes us in quite another , and we have to remember that for all practical purposes it was indeed a banned book for nearly fifteen years , from the Twenties into the Thirties . |