Example sentences of "be [art] [adj] one that [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Our programme is the only one that can get the country as a whole out of its crisis , ’ he argues . |
| 2 | People will say that they seem to be wishing that the person would hurry up and die , but in reality it seems that this event is the only one that can break the suspended animation of events being acted out in front of them . |
| 3 | Most people believe that the Asian elephant is the only one that can be tamed and trained , that the African species is far too wild and dangerous . |
| 4 | They rang on Saturday morning to say the repair to the tractor 'll be three thousand and that 's the only one that 'll take the big plough . |
| 5 | David does n't want them in the first place and he wo n't argue , I 've discussed it with Robin he wo n't argue , erm Richard who 's the only one that could really be regarded as a loser dare n't argue 'cos it 's his report that recommends we they come back to us , and John wo n't understand the item so I think we 're alright there . |
| 6 | The minor tone-group corresponds to the tone-unit used in this course , and the idea of a larger unit ( the major tone-unit ) is a valuable one that will be discussed further in the notes on Chapter 19 . |
| 7 | Notably in New England and California , the adjustment between old expectations of ever-better social services , paid for by an ever-growing economy , and the new recessionary reality is a large one that will have to be made quickly . |
| 8 | The Star Zoo computer was the only one that could think . |
| 9 | Well quite a lot , we we went out with them for a meal last night erm we had an interpreter who who was the only one that could speak English but it was it was well worth the evening , it did a lot for relationships and I think that there should be more of this in football , that off the field people should get to know each other a lot better and we felt at the end of the evening that it had been well worthwhile . |