Example sentences of "one [num ord] [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( 2 ) A member of a licensing board who holds a disqualifying interest in a company shall not take part in any proceedings before the board in which that company is an applicant or an objector , and in this subsection " disqualifying interest " means a beneficial interest in shares or stocks of a close company within the meaning of section 282 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1970 which have a total nominal value exceeding £ 50 or which amount to more than one hundredth part of the nominal value of the issued share capital , or stock , as the case may be , of the company or any class of such capital or stock . |
| 2 | Criticism of the Irish constitution itself from both clergy and laity produced one first change in the constitution . |
| 3 | But before perestroika finally arrived , there was one last twist in the process of anticipation . |
| 4 | There 's one last peak on the route , Meall a Bhuchaille — the Shepherd 's Hill — at 2,200ft . |
| 5 | Bernice gave them an encouraging smile , which they returned weakly , and detached herself from their embrace with one last squeeze and one last pat on the shoulder . |
| 6 | Leicester 19pts Northampton 22 NORTHAMPTON , boosted by 14 points from outside-half John Steele , moved to the top of Courage League One last night after the narrowest of victories in a splendid contest at Welford Road . |
| 7 | Giving his sparring partner one last crack on the jaw which effectively put him out of the reckoning , Adam rose to his feet , and took the gun from her suddenly nerveless fingers . |
| 8 | He took one last look into the abyss and slid back . |
| 9 | They , and about fifty other pupils , were allowed in to have one last look at the Bookman before he left . |
| 10 | As she set her foot on the first one she turned involuntarily and gave one last look at the parade — and started uncomfortably at what she saw . |
| 11 | Bellybutton gave one last look at the man walking along the dock , then shoved Starkisser 's tachometers way into their red zones so that the dark blue powerboat stood on her tail and screamed out to sea as though the devil himself was on her tail . |
| 12 | They took one last look at the newly laid keel and walked back along East Street together , Harry and Ann arm in arm , but Sam and Martha holding hands , because they were still like lovebirds together and did n't mind the world knowing it . |
| 13 | He put down the radio for a moment , taking one last look at the boat as it chugged slowly up river . |
| 14 | Smiling foolishly , he puts the car into gear , and violently accelerates away , taking one last look at the girl , just in case she turns . |
| 15 | To take one last look at the electronic signature which marked out his birthplace from the countless other star systems he could see . |
| 16 | She got up stiffly from the table , with one last look at the scowling form of the man trying to work a way out of his hopeless situation , then walked slowly , limping a little , over the scratched glass floor of the room to the bright chill of the balcony . |
| 17 | Emily and I let the girls home early and then returned for one last look at the old building . |
| 18 | She walked off outside and stood by herself , taking one last look at the Alhambra . |
| 19 | Feeling a fiendish sense of delight at being ‘ bad ’ , she lifted the binoculars back to her eyes to have one last look at the mystery guest . |
| 20 | When he reached the guardroom he stopped and turned round for one last look at the parade ground . |
| 21 | One last thought on the subject and then basta : they — Moss and McGrindle , etc. |
| 22 | ‘ I suppose I might have liked one last lunch in the Piazza del Campo . ’ |
| 23 | As for the beleaguered Top Of The Pops , there 's talk of a white knight riding in to lead one last dash at the ratings . |
| 24 | One last observation about the detective novel . |
| 25 | However , before we pass to a consideration of modern conditions , we must turn our attention to one last aspect of the situation in the Neolithic which , as we shall see , has an important parallel in our own times . |
| 26 | This raises one last point about the geographical distribution of the symptoms dealt with in this chapter : each can be found outside Charles the Bald 's kingdom ; but the syndrome of generalised cash-relations in the countryside , the proliferation of markets and mints , extensive activities of traders including small-scale ones in civitates , and a pattern of frequent royal residence in or near civitates , can be found only there — and specifically in the north-eastern part of the West Frankish kingdom . |
| 27 | We sat and drank our tea in silence then Dad stood up and told me to tell Mum , when she returned , that he 'd gone to have one last talk to the relief officer . |
| 28 | In the past few days shoppers have been paying one last visit to the store , many angered by a trend which has seen Liverpool stripped of many of its landmark shops . |
| 29 | Eugene Forster paused , raised one of his bushy eyebrows , then slowly and deliberately , with the wisdom of previous experience , finished the whisky , drew one last time on the cigar then plunged it with a hiss into the water , before he took the ‘ phone . |
| 30 | The jumpster checked with the pilot one last time on the inter-com , then pressed the red button that operated the hydraulic system . |