Example sentences of "he [verb] it [prep] one " in BNC.
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| 1 | My dad used to take two sugars , and when I said I was giving up sugar in tea and coffee , he reduced it to one . |
| 2 | Jarvis opened the case he had brought on the vestibule floor , carried the typewriter into Remove , where he put it on one of the desks , and took his clothes upstairs . |
| 3 | As he put it to one of his regional officials : " If Joan of Arc had married and had children , she would not have been Joan of Arc any more . " |
| 4 | He squeezed it into one of the panniers , and snapped it shut . |
| 5 | ‘ But he 's very clever at getting out of it — and if he manages it without one of us noticing he inflicts the most terrible injuries on himself . |
| 6 | He dangled it from one finger , swung it slowly backwards and forwards in front of the tourist 's eyes . |
| 7 | He steadied it with one hand whilst with the other he slammed the doors , then holding the handle of the basket , he tottered away . |