Example sentences of "one [vb -s] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One receives the strong impression that Tolkien would have continued to write his gnominsh grammars , his elvish etymologies , his histories of mythological lost ages , his wanted to read them or not . |
| 2 | No one doubts the toxic properties of lead above such levels , and that is not an issue in this debate . |
| 3 | No one doubts the huge work-loads that these departments face . |
| 4 | It is an accusation that 's impossible to repudiate if one discounts the obese-a-weight Buster Douglas , from whom he lifted the crown with minimum effort and maximum compliance two years ago . |
| 5 | So long as no one plays the National Anthem , he 'll be fine . |
| 6 | Yes , if one separates the controlling element , i.e. the timing , the sort of electro-mechanical aspect of it from the controlled interfaced circuits , i.e. the motors and the drive electronics that go with that , i.e. one compares the reliability of the let's assume the single chip microcomputer replacing the electro-mechanical conventional timer , then the reliability is n times better . |
| 7 | I think the problem is perhaps that when we love that we no , we never love the same degree , the two people do n't li , love exactly the same way that in every relationship there is one who loves and one who is loved , one who kisses and one who is kissed and I think perhaps this balance if the relationship is weak , this kind of works it out that , that then they eventually split up , that one goes the other way and the ca n't stay together . |
| 8 | Rich though it is , there are not many binocular objects in Canis Major unless one counts the lovely star-fields near the Milky Way . |
| 9 | ‘ Maybe you 're the one needs the sugary cake , ’ observes Riva . |
| 10 | One needs the basic skills of research , including the ability to use the full resources of a research collection . |
| 11 | One needs the published histories of the towns and behind them the town records themselves . |
| 12 | That is , one needs the literate ability to express oneself clearly ; but one also needs the right voice and the ability to be concise . |
| 13 | If one accepts the golden rule , this involves rejecting Lord Diplock 's opinion that the inexpediency , injustice or immorality of the proposed application of the statute can not in itself be a reason for finding an ambiguity in the statute . |
| 14 | This study could be seen as a pilot study that gives an intimation that if one has the right methodology the data which is yielded can be richer than that created from other methods . |
| 15 | The All Blacks have solid , experienced backs , but all New Zealand acknowledges that not one has the sheer pace of the Lions ' wings or Guscott . |
| 16 | One has the odd title of the Boulevard du B.A.B. , revealing that it has taken over the line of the old tramway , the Bayonne-Anglet-Biarritz ; the other , further back from the coast , is the N10 , once the crowded highway along which French motorists hurtled into northern Spain but now a gentler place to drive , the motorway having supplanted it . |
| 17 | One has the awful feeling that at this election , because of the recession and the loss of conviction which has accompanied the ending of the Thatcher era , this tendency may at last be triumphant . |
| 18 | If one has the legal estate , one is empowered and privileged to do anything in relation to the land which the culture of the time , as represented and interpreted by the judiciary , accords to an " owner of land " . |
| 19 | Watching the spectacle , one has the weird sensation that the actors really knew all the time that their professions were illusory , and that there was a kind of gigantic tacit conspiracy to pretend . |
| 20 | Two of those are being heated by burning blast furnace gas and the third one has the cold air blown through it and the brickwork inside gives up the heat to the er cold air , warms the air and then that 's blown into the blast furnace . |
| 21 | this becomes clear when one studies the essential aspects of chimpanzee behaviour and communication , both in the wild as well as after familiarity with human ways . |
| 22 | Second , when one uses the reputational approach one is likely to derive a list of those with a reputation for power which might or might not be a justified one . |
| 23 | As a general rule , the very old and the very young have the least in reserve , though one meets the occasional nonagenarian with the resilience of a twenty-year-old . ’ |
| 24 | Oh , excuse me , I 'm just wondering what does one do when one meets the Prime Minister ? |
| 25 | ONE meets the Chinese composer Tan Dun with all sorts of preconceptions . |
| 26 | One says the main problems are rival groups of casuals coming out of the discos and restaurants at about 4.30 , and the crowds that gather round the kebab shops . |
| 27 | In this respect the Prince 's ideas were to remain constant , for on reading this early pamphlet one sees the future constitution of the Empire clearly outlined . |
| 28 | It can come as a shock if one sees the tiny scale of monsters or creatures that appear quite huge on-screen . |
| 29 | ‘ It 's not the same as actually being fat — when you feel embarrassed about squeezing into a small space behind a table , or when you pull your shirt tail down so no one sees the fat hanging over the top of your jeans . |
| 30 | So Top Of The Pops is now officially The Worst It Has Ever Been , primarily because one sees the eclectic bunch of social stereotypes known as Undercover stiltwalk their way through their hapless cover of ‘ Baker Street ’ and one thinks , ‘ JESUS CHRIST , YOU PEOPLE DO N'T EVEN KNOW EACH OTHER ! ! ! ’ |