Example sentences of "one [verb] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Not for a single moment would one want those days to return . |
| 2 | But no one wasted much attention on that . |
| 3 | If one integrates this thinking with the concepts underlying the SBU portfolio grids in strategic analysis , and especially if a successful cost-leadership and limit-pricing policy such as described earlier in this chapter is being pursued , one might expect to see a product ( SBU ) shift from ‘ Fine tuning ’ , through ‘ Pursue ’ , ‘ Awaken ’ , ‘ Scramble ’ and ‘ Salvage ’ , over the product life-cycle . |
| 4 | No one asked that question , they simply focused upon er the , the communist insurrection in the south and the American , American commitment to the global containment of communism meant that they had to go and do something about it and domestic political pressures were there too er President Kennedy came out of the Cuban missiles crisis a hero because his people mistakenly believed that he 'd won a foreign policy success and that he 'd acted in a restrained and statesmanlike manor . |
| 5 | No one asked that question , they simply focused upon er the , the communist insurrection in t any more questions ladies and gentlemen ? |
| 6 | This is exactly the message that fairy tales get across to the child in manifold form : that a struggle against severe difficulties in life in unavoidable , is an intrinsic part of human existence — but that if one does not shy away , but steadfastly meets unexpected and often unjust hardships , one masters all obstacles and at the end emerges victorious . |
| 7 | But how does one make any sense of Berlin ? |
| 8 | No one doubts that concern or that the offence is prevalent . |
| 9 | Perhaps one agrees that expansion of the money supply and inflation do often go together but refuses to accept it as significant unless told why . |
| 10 | The systematic alteration in decisions between each period and the succeeding one renders each opportunity offered to the market more competitive than that offered in the preceding period that is , it is offered with fuller awareness of the other opportunities being made available , against which it is necessary to compete . |
| 11 | Even if one discounts this problem , there is the question as to whether the tradition of authority and concern with social discipline is sufficient in itself to define Conservatism and to distinguish it from other ideologies . |
| 12 | No one expects every one to hit these targets in the middle , but at least they should be in sight and the marksman should be provided with a gun that shoots straight . |
| 13 | Fifteen minutes of sunshine in the middle of the day ( 11am to 4pm ) , even beside an open window if you ca n't get outside , between April and October will provide plenty of vitamin D. Diet can be boosted in winter with one helping each week of foods rich in vitamin D : herring , kippers , mackerel or sardines ( see also pages 104–5 ) . |
| 14 | Any one got any Harry |
| 15 | Suppose that one is choosing between two actions , both of which produce either no pain or the same amount , while one produces more pleasure . |
| 16 | Depending on slide size , up to about 24 slices can be flattened in one timed half hour run . |
| 17 | Angel One applied this precept now . |
| 18 | Of those who shared , all except one made some attempt to clean the syringe and 83% always cleaned shared equipment . |
| 19 | ‘ No one made any attempt at all to see any of the good things about it . |
| 20 | Alright , picture one represents some land , how do I draw land ? |
| 21 | He was surprised all the same ; he had been working on a case which , while not exactly undercover , was one demanding some secrecy . |
| 22 | One goes that way every other hour one comes through every other hour . |
| 23 | I was quite effeminate in my youth , but no one mentioned this fact to me . |
| 24 | For that , one needs some kind of feedback loop . |
| 25 | ‘ Well , I did n't and I 'm the one driving this hack , and that 's that . ’ |
| 26 | One wonders that murder is so seldom done . |
| 27 | What is critical is the need to realize that , if one accepts that AC fields are dangerous but inescapable , then one should choose a power line frequency which wo n't set our ions jangling . |
| 28 | That , too , was a return to roots , if one accepts that comedy ( and above all social comedy ) is the true genius of the nation and the thing it does best . |
| 29 | Whether one accepts that view or not — and I do not think that it is valid in its simple form ( see Fine and Harris ( 1985 ) ) — it is a powerful one ; in that context , the fact that the proportion of foreign assets in UK pension funds ' total investments has risen is a mark of the power that the post-1979 boom in the City 's foreign investment has had . |
| 30 | But , even if one accepts those difficulties , the balance of advantage has lain in our continuing membership and in arguing from our position within the Community — from the ’ heart of Europe ’ to use the words of the Prime Minister — as my right hon. Friend the Member for Finchley ( Mrs. Thatcher ) did so successfully over our budget contribution . |