Example sentences of "it [vb -s] one [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lying next to it is a Wand of Fear which extracts a special cost for use : if a spellcaster picks it up , it drains one point of T permanently from that spellcaster and is then attuned to him , and will function normally . |
| 2 | So by controlling the concentration of the reagents that will affect which way it goes and a lot of them are temperature sensitive , we heat it up it goes one way , cool it down it goes the other . |
| 3 | It is no surprise to discover its presence , since it must surely belong to a very early stage in the mental development of the human species ; indeed insofar as it represents one aspect of the principle of treating like as like , it can be seen as common perceptual property for all sentient organisms . |
| 4 | A reverse takeover offer is , at first sight , curious , because it involves one company taking over another company with much larger resources . |
| 5 | The following two clauses come from Lincoln CAB 's code of practice and it illustrates one approach to the demarcation of responsibilities within a psychiatric hospital : |
| 6 | It has one activity which must make Winterthur the envy of other musical centres . |
| 7 | It has one Chief Constable , two Deputy Chief Constables , two Senior Assistant Chief Constables , nine Assistant Chief Constables , 44 Chief Superintendents , 122 Superintendents , 161 Chief Inspectors , 483 Inspectors , 1385 sergeants and 8928 constables . |
| 8 | It has one woman character , and she is there qua mother . |
| 9 | East Allegheny displays the most glaring disparity as , whilst it contains one quarter of all North Side dwellings , total investment represents around one eighth of all North Side loans made . |
| 10 | ‘ Anyway , I really ca n't see that it matters one way or the other what I think , ’ Alison said . |
| 11 | It loses one unit of energy for each step of its walk . |
| 12 | Seem to be almost anywhere except on over the page at the top , where it says one point four , and that was er , local authority fire brigade , other than that |
| 13 | Are you sure it says one point five quarts ? |
| 14 | And then it fills one side up then . |
| 15 | to where it evaporates one step from the bottom , |
| 16 | which er it costs one pound something for the insurance . |
| 17 | Having done that , it reaches one leg across to its equivalent on the other side , removes the accumulated pollen from the comb with a stiff brush that sprouts from the end of the leg and transfers it into a deep bowl lying on the outer surface of the opposite thigh . |
| 18 | My tape recorder used to load practically every game I bought , but now I 'm lucky if it loads one game a week ! |
| 19 | I mean , I mean I 'm sure it 's useful in the sense that it gets one person through er doing a degree who could n't have done it otherwise , but whether it would actually give you the sort of experience you want , I 'm much more doubtful . |
| 20 | It lacks one thing . |
| 21 | Now it charges one part of the city $12 a ton and still loses money . |
| 22 | Now , the way you use it , it varies one way to use it is to start with this empty and you 'll find that this end here , the actual eyepiece can be rotated , it has a scale like as in fish , Stuart . |
| 23 | Salamanca Old Cathedral , so-called because it forms one unit with the much larger New Cathedral , was built in 1120 78 ( Vol . |
| 24 | Learning linguistic terminology is enabling , because it forms one part of children 's growing vocabulary and thinking . |
| 25 | He moans : ‘ It took three days to record one 30 minute Hot Shoe Show , whereas it takes one day to film a game show . |
| 26 | For every unit of alcohol ( half a pint of beer ; one glass of wine ) , it takes one hour to clear itself from the body . |
| 27 | Now you know Shallot 's golden rule : It takes one rogue to know another , and a real rogue to recognise an honest man . |
| 28 | Indeed , I always had a sneaking admiration for him and I think he liked me for , as you know , it takes one rogue to recognise another . |
| 29 | And therefore , it takes one element and er it it erm it it seeks to highlight that particular element . |
| 30 | The incentive to settle any claim exists insofar as it takes one file more off the solicitor 's desk and from the client 's point of view , gives him his damages ( or a proportion thereof ) sooner than would be the case if he requires to proceed to Proof . |