Example sentences of "one thing [pers pn] [verb] [vb infin] [is] " in BNC.

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1 The origins of HIV are uncertain yet one thing we do know is that HIV has the potential to affect everybody worldwide .
2 I 'm not very good at that sort of thing but … one thing we do know is that the Bravoes know we 're involved .
3 I do n't know what my future style will be but the one thing I do know is that I will keep on changing . ’
4 ‘ The one thing I do know is that he will be at the inquest . ’
5 ‘ The one thing I do know is that he will be at the inquest into the death of L/Cpl Edwards .
6 He 's obviously an unfortunate athlete like Steve Cram , but the one thing I do know is that he is the best friend any vet could have !
7 ‘ However , ’ Corbett continued , clasping his sword belt around his waist , ‘ one thing I do remember is that the preacher was really a gentle man ; he told my mother that Holy Mother Church merely wished to frighten its children except — ’ Corbett narrowed his eyes and looked through the doorway ‘ — for murderers , those who slay , especially the sons of Cain who plot with ice-cold malice the destruction of someone they hate . ’
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