Example sentences of "he [vb mod] [verb] one [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He may want one kind of person . |
| 2 | He must tie one end of the string to the opening of the cave and then let the ball unwind as he went down into the labyrinth . |
| 3 | He 'll put one foot down , it stays on the surface for a second , he transfers his weight and sinks up to his body . |
| 4 | His chair was pulled close to the stove so that he could prop one elbow against the chimney as he studied the pages of his newspaper . |
| 5 | The right of subscribers to recommend patients was determined strictly in accordance with the amount of their subscriptions ; for example , no subscriber of less than 2 guineas annually could recommend an in-patient , but he could send one out-patient within the year . |
| 6 | He could row one way one minute and if he found you agreeing with him , he would take the opposite argument on principle . ’ |
| 7 | He could do one poem with sixty verses without pause , and Sir Emmanuel would listen and marvel at his ability . |
| 8 | With the next joist it came closer ; then he could see one edge of the little hatch ; then he was over it . |
| 9 | If he could find one thing to put his heart into , it would solve everything . ’ |
| 10 | I knew men old he was a chain smoker , he always used to smoke Woodbines and as one went out he 'd light the other one er ou on it , he would n't use matches , no he 'd , he 'd light one cigarette off the other . |
| 11 | He 'd put one end of a scaffold board through the bathroom window , and , as he snatched it out , had knocked two tiles off the opposite wall , which shattered when they hit the floor . |
| 12 | If he 'd shoot one person who challenged him , Marius Steen would do the same to anyone else he thought represented the same threat . |
| 13 | He had , he used to have one boy with him during the war Brassy he now lives at Ely . |
| 14 | ‘ The captain was only a human being , ’ she recalled , ‘ and it was inevitable that he would choose one woman rather than another . ’ |
| 15 | My horse Paddy obviously did n't share my enthusiasm to explore and took a considerable amount of cajoling , digging , tapping and firm slapping before he would lift one hoof from the ground and get going . |
| 16 | And he would take one ear and then the other ear and pull it through the slots on the bonnet . |
| 17 | During a ridge spell he will experience one type of weather , during a trough spell a very different type . |
| 18 | First of all he will have one newspaper running one line and another newspaper running another This is something that 's quite fascinating they came over |
| 19 | ‘ He will have one race before then , but I have yet to decide where , ’ said the trainer , adding : ‘ He is a much stronger horse now and I am sure that one and a half miles is his best distance . ’ |
| 20 | He never shows the slightest bit of doubt or anxiety , especially before a battle , when he knows he can win one way or another . |
| 21 | And this year might be his best chance because he can keep one step ahead of the ‘ slow it down ’ lobby . |
| 22 | well Tom 's his own , he can come one day if he wishes |