Example sentences of "one [be] [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | However , a great many books that , if one were tabulating them by content , would perhaps have to be called why-dun-its still have in them considerable elements of other sub-genres . |
2 | Indeed one might argue that talk of Jesus as our ‘ brother ’ , emphasizing his humanity , makes Jesus more intrusively male than if one were casting him in the role of the cosmic Christ . |
3 | We think , therefore , that it is absolutely necessary in order to carry on the Business of this Establishment , as perfectly as possible , that two such Characters should be appointed — and we , in consequence suggest , that altho ’ each be as much as possible qualified in both Departments , yet if one were to devote himself to one Branch and the other to the other branch — the College would be much more usefully directed — for , if one Professor were fully qualified for both — yet so arduous a task could not possibly be executed by one Man only . |
4 | Closed as a church in 1970 , it had passed through several owners , all of whom had had different plans for the building , the final one being to open it as a World War II museum . |
5 | Another one is getting myself into situations and then wondering what the hell I was doing there . |
6 | One is to wrap them in clingfilm and put them in the fridge until the next meal . |
7 | One is saying something about men in the plural , but no specific group of men is intended either . |
8 | One is doing something with a Mouli not recommended by Prue Leith 's School of Food and Wine diploma course ; another is bending over a table ; a third is spitting on to his palms . |
9 | No one is fighting her for the task of serving school dinners to the juniors . |
10 | ‘ No one 's invited you to this party ! ’ |
11 | That one 's get it like that red well that number 's moved . |
12 | One was telling her to ‘ cheer-up , cheer-up ! |
13 | Predictably Labour 's Alan Milburn was pleased with The Northern ‘ s poll result although he stressed no one was taking anything for granted and the relentless effort would not ease between now and polling on Thursday . |
14 | He had been sure one was following him round Sainsbury 's the other day . |
15 | That way , he would be left alone without worrying why no one was asking him for an autograph . |
16 | The teacher in charge claimed that there were at least nine children who ‘ linguistically could be good partials ’ but not one was attaining anything like his or her true linguistic potential . |
17 | PC margins have grown so slim that no one was incorporating them into PCs for multi media applications as there were no applications that could provide value to a user that bought them . |