Example sentences of "one might [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , one might face a situation in which the fact that water more readily gave the desired values of the governing parameters ( its lower kinematic viscosity is often advantageous in this respect ) had to be set against the practical difficulties of containing it in an arrangement with movable probes . |
| 2 | With a 75 pence pricetag these brightly coloured necklaces are the sort of gift one might give a child . |
| 3 | One might mention an object or a locality , and sepulchral silence would descend . |
| 4 | One might prefer a priest or minister and sometimes retired clergy have both the experience and time for this sort of ministry . |
| 5 | Some of the students look up at the word ‘ castration ’ , admiring the cool poise with which Robyn pronounces it , as one might admire a barber 's expert manipulation of a cut-throat razor . |
| 6 | One might expect a docile or sensible horse , or even a friendly one , to be willing . |
| 7 | They have fired this interest by spending £44m on the issue , aiming it primarily at the retail investor when one might expect an issue of this sort to be more suitable for institutions . |
| 8 | One might go a step further . |
| 9 | He placed his hand on the plinth as one might lay a hand upon a sacred object so that its virtue might flow from it to oneself . |
| 10 | I had another good horse , and I thought well I 'll stick with that one , I think that one might stand a chance . |
| 11 | Say nr is the number of positions in this row where one might put a piece , according to the rules . |
| 12 | This illustrates how one might use a game : 1 . |
| 13 | The scene shifted and I found myself at the head of a stairwell , aware that yet another place might be reached but only by somersaulting over the banister and walking my feet down the opposite wall as one might descend a defile in a crag . |
| 14 | There was no attempt by either Salisbury or Kilmuir to use what one might call a prefect 's influence on the opinion of those they interviewed . |
| 15 | So it is very difficult to achieve what one might call a set pattern in life . |
| 16 | One must be worthy , an intense purity and refinement of thought is required , even one might say a kind of holiness . ’ |
| 17 | Here are some ideas showing how one might develop a drama appropriate to the age range for each of the above stories : |
| 18 | When I first met Christopher Pilkington at the Centre I had no idea he was a priest and remember asking if he was the healer as one might question a plumber 's identity . |
| 19 | We 've seen that with the City technology colleges , which are nobody talks about , surprisingly enough , when we 've discovered that actually industry is n't remotely interested in them , and of course in the first year of an opted out school one might see a bit of palm crossing with silver . |
| 20 | He borrowed a guitar half-way through the band 's set at Leeds ' Astoria Centre and announced to the audience : ‘ This one might sound a bit strange , the dots on the neck are in a different place . ’ |
| 21 | We wished to share our story , in much the same way that one might tug a friend 's arm and call his or her attention to a striking landscape , or a spectacular sunset . |
| 22 | As a simple example , at the level of concept formation , one might envisage a child encountering an object which looks rather like a table , though slightly different from any tables previously noted . |
| 23 | Four different ways have been suggested in which one might seek a resolution of the problem of the collapse of the wavepacket . |
| 24 | You might do I do erm red one might fade a bit I do n't know . |
| 25 | One might improvise a family of fishes or cars or imaginary creatures . |