Example sentences of "one [modal v] [verb] with [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the early evening of the next day he dressed himself in his best suit and wore a clean shirt and a razor tight collar ; he looked at himself in the mirror , yes , he looked good , almost handsome , one must die with dignity . |
| 2 | Yet a close analysis of the problems seemed to indicate that there could be no foolproof criteria whereby one might decide with certainty whether anything stays numerically identical from one moment in time to the next . |
| 3 | There were those who might doubt the beneficial character of revived kingship ; but no one could quarrel with Map 's view that Louis was responsible for a major change of direction in the history of France . |
| 4 | It seemed unlikely that the undertaker had troubled sufficiently about those who survived him to take such precautions , but no one could speak with confidence of what had passed through the mind of this man whose deepest preoccupations seemed to be represented by a few scored lines in a medical book and a little bundle of poems . |
| 5 | No one could predict with certainty whether or not the King would grant a dissolution in such circumstances , but his inclination was to ensure that the Labour government be given every privilege that previous governments had enjoyed . |
| 6 | It was impossible to know the truth about Timothy Gedge , why he was as he was ; no one could know with certainty . |
| 7 | Throughout 1985–86 North continued shipments of arms to Iran in a series of complex deals involving sleazy arms dealers , shady middlemen , Swiss numbered bank accounts , suitcases stuffed with dollar bills , and all the trappings of dishonest behaviour one would associate with drug smugglers and the Mafia rather than a member of the White House staff . |
| 8 | Any spillages on the skin should immediately be washed with lots of water just like one would do with bleach . |
| 9 | Strong words which no one would contradict with confidence , even if despair was regarded as an emotion which should never be admitted . |
| 10 | A man came and said to me , one will come with money and you will do thus and thus . ’ |
| 11 | As far as I know , there are no other examples of ex GWR design main line engines having made it along the North Wales coast , and I for one will follow with interest the happenings of February 29th 1992 . |
| 12 | After condemning the ‘ Baudelairean ’ atmosphere of the nineteenth century ( ‘ it is the triumph of romantic disorder ’ ) , and its cult of individual genius , Jacob goes on to stress the objectivity of modern poetry ( which is by contrast ‘ a universal poetry ’ ) and the fact that a work of art ‘ is of value in itself and not because of any confrontation one can make with reality ’ . |
| 13 | Certainly one can agree with para. 3(b) ; and a further point here is to promote the use of warning devices viz. a bell or a hooter . |
| 14 | Although there is a slight element of gamble with money purchase schemes , in that no one can forecast with certainty how well or badly a pension fund might do , in practice most trustees act very conservatively . |