Example sentences of "[to-vb] one [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The use of Net Theory , often called ‘ Petri nets ’ after its initiator C A Petri ( Introduction to Net Theory — Brauer 1980 ) was considered , but discarded as being too specialised to meet one of the research project aims , ie to produce an enquiry method that could be used by practitioners with the minimum of training . |
| 2 | By 1785 the owner was William Fryer and that year he leased the mill for 21 years to the partnership of Henry Hicks and Edward Sheppard who , in years to come , were to found one of the county 's largest cloth mills in Uley . |
| 3 | On a slightly happier note , the Bass Centre would like to thank Johnny Roadhouse in Manchester for helping to retrieve one of the Status Empathy basses whipped from our Northern Music Show . |
| 4 | Assistance would be given ( i ) to pay off debts incurred during recent construction work on the Nam Ngum hydroelectric dam ; ( ii ) to repair one of the dam 's generators ; and ( iii ) for agricultural projects in the area around Vientiane , the capital of Laos . |
| 5 | Football , now , and the chairman of Swindon Town says he deeply regrets having to sell one of the club 's best players just as the race for promotion to the Premier League is hotting up . |
| 6 | You might wish to choose one of the square 's bars and have a coffee and rest before risking a crossing to the monument itself . |
| 7 | It takes the French to tackle one of the planet 's least hospitable regions in one of man 's most loveable motors . |
| 8 | On one occasion Mrs Singh had asked me to go with her to visit one of the boy 's teachers . |
| 9 | Your coach will take you back to Schiphol Airport in time to visit one of the world 's greatest duty-free centres before boarding 8.30 p.m. flight back to Heathrow . |
| 10 | Introducing Wired , his biography of John Belushi , Bob Woodward recalls how the rigours of research involved going to bed early so as to rise at 4am to visit one of the comedian 's favourite watering holes . |
| 11 | On 21 February 1990 , scientists from all over the world met at the University of Birmingham to celebrate one of the century 's most significant inventions . |
| 12 | In the final stage , the 12 birds from all three treatments were re-tested for their ability ( when alone ) to open one of the milk containers . |
| 13 | The dresses were open-necked and the women were continually drawing out long thin breasts to feed one of the multitude of infants crawling amongst the baggage . |
| 14 | The two companies combined on 1 January to form one of the world 's biggest publishing groups . |
| 15 | ‘ When I tackled Didi about it she admitted that she 'd taken it upon herself to bribe one of the hotel chambermaids , a girl she knew , to do both . |
| 16 | The only way was to persuade one of the Met Officers to take over the observations and chart plotting for the day , and then we would all be back for the night duty . |
| 17 | A full employment programme must therefore be selective — or , to use one of the Government 's favourite buzz words , ‘ targeted ’ . |
| 18 | Stories and legends may have offered some sort of introduction to the more distant past , but it may well be necessary to use one of the school designed local history units as a " bridging " unit to work backwards in time , in a series of leaps , in order to bridge the chasm between history within living memory ( which will have been the natural focus for much work at Key Stage 1 ) and distant periods such as the age of Ancient Egyptians or Romans . |
| 19 | Schools have the freedom to do two school designed history units on topics of their own choice , and some schools may decide to use one of the school designed local history units to form an introductory bridging unit between Key Stages 1 and 2 . |
| 20 | An excellent method is to use one of the sponge filters which are operated by an air pump and can easily be regulated — plus the fry can graze upon the minute particles of food and organisms which colonise the sponge . |
| 21 | Apart from this , children are out by going to the wrong side when a number is called out , if they unfreeze without being told or if they are the last one to do one of the organizer 's commands . |
| 22 | And , as Harriet Ryley reports , Shirley Bassey was so impressed she 's asked to record one of the show 's songs . |
| 23 | On page 42 we will see the significance of this in helping to generate one of the world 's most important oceanographic and climatological phenomena , the warm southern ocean current known as El Niño . |
| 24 | Those who spoke ill of him would find it difficult to continue such activity without a jaw to move , he considered , and made a mental note to put one of the Secte Rouge in charge of security . |
| 25 | Doctors and scientists from thirty countries are joining forces to fight one of the world 's deadliest diseases … meningitis . |
| 26 | She carried them on to the terrace in front of the house , and sat down , intending to read one of the paperback books she 'd brought with her until the light faded . |
| 27 | While he was trying to read one of the tail rotor struck it and anti-torque control was lost . |
| 28 | It is necessary I had come to that view for me , at that time it was necessary for me to contact one of the duty Chief Officers and on this occasion it was the Assistant Chief Constable Mr , so I made contact with him . |
| 29 | She made no attempt to light one of the gas bowls and the vague glow from the fire did little to brighten the dimness of the room . |
| 30 | From today through to April 12th the Tidy Britain Group will be encouraging everybody to ‘ Get a Grip on Litter ’ to combat one of the nation 's ‘ most environmentally damaging problems ’ . |