Example sentences of "in one [noun sg] it [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In one sense it might also be said to have laboured to produce a mouse . |
| 2 | If the owner does not resist the taking of his property , or actually hands it over , because of , for example , threats of violence , in one sense it could be said that there is ‘ consent : ’ yet the offence of robbery , as defined in section 8(1) of the Theft Act 1968 , involves , as one of its elements , theft . |
| 3 | In one sense it can be argued that generalizations are of little use . |
| 4 | It is very true that in one sense it must be implied that although there is no existing difference , still that a difference may arise between the parties : yet I think the distinction between an existing difference and one which may arise is a material one , and one which has properly been relied on in this case … |
| 5 | So will the determination of whether they have other rights ( for example voting ) or of whether their preferential dividend , is cumulative ( in the sense that if passed in one year it must nevertheless be paid in a later one before any subordinate class receives a dividend ) or non-cumulative ( in the sense that the dividend once passed , is lost for ever ) . |
| 6 | Even when the work can be executed in one operation it may prove beneficial to identify stage targets , for example first lift or second lift on brickwork . |
| 7 | In one way it can , for directors ' pay-slips can be misleading now that many are rewarded with bonuses connected to their firm 's performance . |
| 8 | If we were to fail in one area it would begin to be assumed elsewhere that perhaps the anti-British propaganda of our enemies had some basis to it , and that the Government were no longer willing or able to help their friends . |