Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [adv prt] in one " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suddenly the lack of sleep and tension seemed to be catching up in one great wave of dizziness . |
| 2 | They 'll be flown over in one of the biggest movements of horses ever . |
| 3 | If wood is to be stained as well as filled , then it is possible with some makes to thin the filler with the wood dye , so that dyeing and filling can be carried out in one operation . |
| 4 | Or she may be working on a rabbit and be boxed in in one direction while another ferret has backed one or more rabbits behind her . |
| 5 | New Zealand Rail is likely to be sold off in one year as one going concern , comprising the network , rolling stock and inter-island train ferries , as urged by the railway management . |
| 6 | Which ever of those three wives takes food tomorrow to the workmen building the walls of the city , that one must be walled up in one of the pillars of the great gate . |
| 7 | Suppose that , however improbably , a balanced slate could nevertheless be agreed on in one party . |
| 8 | Most of what is unusual about man can be summed up in one word : ‘ culture ’ . |
| 9 | Wittgenstein 's treatment of intentionality can be summed up in one sentence from the Philosophical Grammar : ‘ It is in language that it 's all done ’ . |
| 10 | If all this had to be summed up in one sentence I suppose it would have to be that Wittgenstein 's treatment of the ‘ Other Minds ’ problem is an extended illustration of a point in philosophical logic : namely , that the meaningfulness of some of the things we say is dependent on contingent facts of nature — such as that the Earth revolves on its axis , and that we moan with pain and react as we do to others who moan . |
| 11 | The reason for this can be summed up in one word — dragons . |
| 12 | The reason for that failure can be summed up in one word : ‘ Next ’ . |
| 13 | If the idea of higher education being argued for in this book can be summed up in one word , that is it . |
| 14 | Erm our problem can be summed up in one word , 'accidents ' . |
| 15 | THE reaction of the Labour Party to our campaign in the Willington East by-election can be summed up in one word panic ! |