Example sentences of "be [adj] [verb] one [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Optimism is highest among members of the Royal Scots — the world 's oldest infantry regiment , which received the lion 's share of medals for bravery in the Gulf War — and the King 's Own Scottish Borderers , which are due to become one regiment in 1994 . |
| 2 | It has not been possible to take one building off this list in the intervening six years . |
| 3 | They were meagre enough , but at least the ferryman had been able to supply one scrap of information that might yet be useful . |
| 4 | ‘ It would be possible to lose one booking ; it 's very rare to lose two in one day , and to lose the tape recordings as well would be unheard of , ’ he said . |
| 5 | At least one taxing officer takes the view that as a rule of thumb he would be prepared to allow one hour 's perusals for each month of the litigation . |
| 6 | As children mature they may be prepared to share one ball between two , or play with an adult in a small group taking turns at catching or rolling a ball . |
| 7 | We concluded that it would be wrong to pick one model as universally applicable . |
| 8 | When 60 million items are included on a computer , and however carefully information may be segregated — I understand that the system used is known as NASCH , meaning name , age , sex , colour , and height — one is worried that it could be easy to confuse one John Smith with another John Smith . |
| 9 | From now on she could be grateful for small mercies and be content to take one step at a time . |
| 10 | So during a week you would be likely to shed one pound of surplus fat . |
| 11 | It can be useful to have one member of staff clearly designated as the patient 's primary therapist . |
| 12 | It is a question of fact in every case whether the number of people affected will constitute ‘ a class of Her Majesty 's subjects ’ , but Lord Denning provides some guidance , saying ‘ A public nuisance is a nuisance which is so widespread in range and so indiscriminate in its effect that it would not be reasonable to expect one person to take proceedings on his own responsibility to put a stop to it , but that it would be the responsibility of the community at large ’ . |
| 13 | Finally , there is the type of public nuisance arising out of private nuisance which affects a sufficiently large number of people that it would not be reasonable to expect one person to take proceedings on his own responsibility : see Denning L.J . |
| 14 | If you have to stand for a while at work or in a queue , it would be helpful to have one leg behind the other with the feet at about 45 degrees to each other . |
| 15 | It is usual to be able to take one appeal as of right with a second appeal being possible with leave . |
| 16 | So erm the the task is to er is to get the money er and to be able to put one pound er it 's it 's to everybody 's benefit , is n't it ? |
| 17 | All she wanted was not to know again , so that she could stay a little child and never have to grow up and face the world without her mother to wake her in the mornings and teach her things and tell her stories and pass on all her wisdom about the world and men and how babies came and why the best any woman could hope for in this life was to be able to make one man happy . |
| 18 | They are shown as separate locations only because Drachenfels was able to visit them in whatever order he chose , and characters might somehow be able to by-pass one terrain to get to another in the sequence . |
| 19 | It 's much better to be able to have one telephone number of somebody to ring up and say , ‘ Hey , the screen 's gone blank and I do n't know what to do next , ’ and have somebody , initially over the telephone , giving you advice , helping you to get round the problem , or , if necessary , sending round a service engineer quite smartly . |
| 20 | A number of charities will be able to show one lump sum figure as turnover , which other charities which are not incorporated will have to show in greater detail . ’ |
| 21 | Money With better management of resources you will be able to stay one step ahead . |
| 22 | Many of us might never be able to distinguish one variety of seed from another , but we have no trouble in telling an apple from a pear , or a cauliflower from a cabbage . |
| 23 | Pius xii said to doctors who told him to cut down on his work schedule , ‘ I shall be able to rest one minute after I die . ’ |
| 24 | Well you should be able to get one Joyce |
| 25 | Might be able to get one board out of the two might n't you ? |
| 26 | More seriously , it may be anachronistic to highlight one man as the unit for study — for it could be argued that " the individual " had not yet been discovered . |
| 27 | I knew that we all had sold a fair number of tickets to friends , relatives , colleagues , in fact , anyone who would buy them , but it would n't be enough to fill one tier . |
| 28 | This ensures continuity with more than one worker , where it may be difficult to find one person to live in permanently . |
| 29 | Technology has produced mind-boggling graphics recently but you would be hard-pressed to tell one Hollywood star from another in the movie game images on the right and left . |
| 30 | This will only work with the rig inclined back in the sailing position , otherwise it may be necessary to use one hand on the mast . |