Example sentences of "and [was/were] [verb] [prep] one " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most of the shades hung crookedly and were scorched on one side , and she said the tinsel constituted an added fire hazard . |
| 2 | The locks were built in 2 staircases of 5 , and were regarded as one of the great engineering achievements of the age . |
| 3 | In the United Kingdom I.B.C. 's sales operations were based in Newbury and were controlled by one of the directors , Mr. Stuart Thornhill . |
| 4 | The children entered a randomised controlled trial and were allocated to one of two groups as follows : |
| 5 | In 1914 Pourpe enlisted and was killed in one of the first air battles . |
| 6 | The story of Britain 's fighter development was more complex and was slowed by one fundamental error of scientific judgment . |
| 7 | He stared at her ; the murderous look had vanished and was replaced by one of sheer puzzlement . |
| 8 | ‘ I got there at ten a.m. and was done by one p. m . |
| 9 | One of Britain 's top jump jockeys , he had ridden the winners of over 350 races in his career and was recognized as one of the toughest of a tough breed . |
| 10 | ‘ John was trying to buy two cans of beer from street vendors and was haggling with one of the women , when the other joined in and a real barney developed . ’ |
| 11 | He was fined £250 plus £25 costs , had his licence endorsed and was disqualified for one year . |
| 12 | She studied history at St Hugh 's College , Oxford — early days for a woman — and knew Lewis Carroll , and was taught by one of the best teachers then in the historical school at Oxford , a future Master of Balliol , A. L. Smith , upon whom she always looked back with gratitude . |
| 13 | She wore a purple dress and was seated on one of the green silk upholstered chairs . |
| 14 | In contrast to Guinness I , Ward 's trial lasted just six weeks and was based on one charge . |
| 15 | It was the main lead story and was written by one of the paper 's most respected journalists . |
| 16 | Stirling volunteered and was accepted for one of the new Commandos , No. 8 , which was raised by Captain Robert Laycock largely from Guards regiments . |
| 17 | Although she had lived at the farm since she was ten and was accepted as one of the family , she rarely took part in family discussions . |
| 18 | Gerald Ronson , the chief executive of the Heron Corporation , a privately owned property and petrol retailing company , had been convicted on one conspiracy charge , two false accounting charges and one theft charge , and was sentenced to one year 's imprisonment as well as being fined £5,000,000 — the largest fine ever imposed by an English court . |
| 19 | In 1991 the export business of and was combined into one operation based at Burston . |
| 20 | Ramsey 's confirmation as the new Archbishop of York was held at Lambeth on 13 March 1956 and was marked by one of those protests which to the outsider are amusing and which to the subject of the protest are vexatious . |
| 21 | Wycliffe went round the back , rang the doorbell and was admitted by one of Fox 's assistants . |
| 22 | I have already been given several different figures , and was told by one person I could have 50 × 12″ fish because I have a good filter . |
| 23 | Sometime later , after Christmas , Mr Leslie was on High Wycombe Station again and was talking to one of the station staff . |
| 24 | Over the wall , Frear had come in and was talking to one of the waiters as he wiped down the outside tables . |
| 25 | Their firm had been given short shrift and was passed from one office to the next . |
| 26 | The estate was sold a long time ago to the Dukes of Devonshire and was tenanted at one time by the Reverend Thomas Fosbroke , the celebrated antiquary . |
| 27 | On June 7 , Camilla accepted an invitation to watch the polo at Windsor and was taken to one side by the Queen . |
| 28 | She had kept students for seven years now , and was known as one of the university 's favoured landladies . |
| 29 | He staggered off towards a nearby Black Maria ( preferring , at this point , arrest to sudden death ) , jumped in the back and was greeted by one of the officers with the words ‘ fascist scum ’ and a ‘ boot in the face ’ . |
| 30 | So I ‘ phoned Washburn , explained the problem and was put onto one Nick who , after a quick ferret around in various boxes , told me he 'd stick one in the post . |