Example sentences of "they [was/were] [verb] [prep] one " in BNC.
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| 1 | At first potential jurors were classified by ethnic group and caste , but after the 1840s they were assigned to one of three lists which were drawn up on the basis of language capability . |
| 2 | They were seated by one of the windows , and Paige was glad she had a head for heights . |
| 3 | They were received in one of the general 's famous caravans , and Stirling outlined the contribution his unit could make to the coming battle . |
| 4 | Her London home was used as a hostel by the Scottish rank and file who needed a bed in the capital as they were posted from one place to another , and all were made welcome . |
| 5 | Unfortunately the 1926 Illuminations had to be terminated prematurely because of a miners ' strike , although they were reinstated for one night on October 2 for the opening of New South Promenade by Lord Derby . |
| 6 | They were seen for one further session during which it was possible to help them reach a suitable compromise . |
| 7 | After founding the Fellowship of Isis they established that they were descended from one of her High Priests by a devious route linking the Egyptians with the Gaels . |
| 8 | At night they were locked in one of the cells of the former monastery . |
| 9 | Every member of a household down to the youngest child will be eligible for perks , whereas for British Telecom and British Gas they were limited to one set per metered outlet . |
| 10 | They were worn with one end thrown across the shoulder high under the chin , giving the wearer a conspiratorial air . |
| 11 | From the moment that they were introduced it was plain that they were meant for one another . |
| 12 | If not quite ‘ that elderly British pair ’ as they were described by one TV station , they were older than the other writers and this sometimes had its benefits . |
| 13 | The plaintiffs were dealers in second hand lorries and agreed to transfer to the defendants two lorries for £475 and take in exchange two other lorries valued at £225 , provided they were delivered within one month . |
| 14 | They were taken from one court to another to be tried under one charge or another and kept in jail all the while . |
| 15 | Nikos smiled and said something softly in Greek , and for some reason Lindsey found herself blushing at the sudden contact of Niall 's hand against her arm , but she could n't interpret the look he gave her as they were ushered towards one of the few empty tables overlooking the harbour . |
| 16 | They were sitting in one of the cafés eating delicious Knickerbocker Glories after a dinner of pizza and salad . |
| 17 | Assad had urged recognition that " the only beneficiary of the present crisis is Israel " , promising that Syrian forces would fight alongside Iraqis if they were attacked after a withdrawal from Kuwait , and arguing that only such a withdrawal would avoid giving the " enemies of our Arab nation … the golden opportunity which they were dreaming of one day having , and which today is present " . |
| 18 | AT the beginning of the 1980s passengers experienced great variances of comfort and style on InterCity and cross-country trains mainly according to whether they were travelling in one of the three basic designs that made up most of the fleet , one each from the fifties , sixties and seventies . |
| 19 | In all communities , but most particularly in the poorer inner-city areas ( largely as a consequence of the denser , more multiplex structure of local networks ) they were passed from one family to another , being received with warmth , friendliness and trust . |
| 20 | They were incubated for one hour at 4°C , with a series of PT-gliadin IgG rabbit antibodies ( 0.07 mg/ml , 0.028 mg/ml , 0.014 mg/ml ) diluted with phosphate buffered saline , pH 7.4 . |
| 21 | They were falling over one another to get on the winning side . ’ |
| 22 | They were introduced to one another by a woman friend who thought they should get on well in London as Margaret came of a better family and knew the people , and Ivy had the money . |
| 23 | Er one , in regard to how they would operate it and secondly in regard to what would be expected of them , perhaps if they were attached to one of the older type machines and not the new machines you see . |