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Example sentences of "i [verb] on one " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	so he j , now he does make an effort in some of his books and , I mean they say write small , I mean on one page if he wrote any smaller I need a ma
2	I insist on one of the grooms being in here at all times .
3	and this kind of thing it 's getting er I just think I 'm going to end up more confused by trying to do it all at once than if I concentrate on one thing at a time .
4	I ventured on one or two occasions to suggest that he might find some way of dispensing with her services .
5	I put on one kilogram .
6	Here is evidence , I read on one card , that the Pagan Mysteries were instituted pure .
7	There was sand everywhere between the knee-high crags , so I climbed on one of them for a better view .
8	Electroluminescent backlighting , lasting 10 hours between charges , gives a clear display even in total darkness , as I discovered on one dive to 36 metres .
9	I remember on one occasion the four of us went down to Glastonbury Fair where he sang , but due to a balls-up over the sound and the electricity , they did n't put him on until the next day and that was at about 5.00 in the morning when the sun came through .
10	I remember on one occasion I dashed out of the television studios to the bookshop in Norwich without a trace of make-up on and these kids fell off their bikes , saying ‘ Ugh , in real life you do n't look at all like you do on TV . ’ ’
11	I remember on one such occasion in early 1920 , my sister Gladys and I were upstairs in the top back room , looking out of the window , when we heard a terrifying scream .
12	I remember on one occasion having strained my own courage to the absolute limit on a contract worth 10 million , which at that time was very large indeed , in order to obtain another 200,000 .
13	‘ I remember on one occasion , soon after I began operating , cutting into an artery by mistake , and a great spurt of blood like a fountain came up into my face .
14	‘ Suddenly one evening , I started on one of Owen Teale , who plays Hotspur . ’
15	I recall the time that I saw on one of the stalls a bone-handled Scout knife and though only a Wolf-Cub , determined to buy one .
16	If I looked on one of your er account entries , it would probably say fastening .
17	I did erm , mention , I think on one of them which was the erm Tim , this is the upstairs , I did actually mention that when I saw it to Roger .
18	PAMELA : Since I must not say what I think on one hand nor on the other , let me depart your presence .
19	Right , MyMouse is remmed out cos I do n't want I do n't erm I , I choose when I start , which mouse driver I start on one , one of the mouse port and one of the serial erm times .
20	I said on one of the many phone calls clogging the satellite links between the Gulf and London .
21	" Duke 's looking very smart today , " I said on one of the visits .
22	I paused on one foot .
23	… In fact I have on one occasion in my life dreamt of a Pan-Indonesia which will include not only Malaya and Papua [ ie. Australian New Guinea ] but also the Philippines . ’
24	I sat on one of the lockers with both feet on the bar that ran between the shafts .
25	I sat on one of those contemporary chairs with spindly legs and talked to a poor woman who had got me as a prize for writing something about A Wreath of Roses .
26	After lunch we retired to the drawing-room where the camera crew had already set up , and I sat on one sofa and he on another .
27	I gave it a wide berth and went to sit on the rug , but of course it had gone so I sat on one of the chairs instead , had a good long wash and settled down for a nap .
28	He held me while I stood on one leg to massage the injured toe .
29	As I stood on one foot to remove them , the little cabin shifted on its suspension but there was no embarrassment , not even in the disparity between the utility of our underwear and the transcendence of our desire .