Example sentences of "[adv] [been] one for " in BNC.
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| 1 | This change has not necessarily been one for the better . |
| 2 | ‘ I have always been one for good manners , I like people to say please and thank you , ’ says Marjorie Gedge . |
| 3 | She remembered he 'd always been one for noticing things . |
| 4 | You 've always been one for a quiet life , have n't you ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I 've never been one for doctors , and hospitals were for visiting other people , ’ he said . |
| 6 | Kathleen had never been one for jewellery and the amethyst picked up the heather mauve of Isabel 's new dress and even , she thought , gave something of a fresh nuance to her mist-blue eyes . |
| 7 | I have never been one for spending a fortune on equipment , so a dream tank was not something that had ever really passed through my mind . |
| 8 | But Mike , of Bamford , Derbys — a Blades fan for 50 years — said : ‘ I 've never been one for holidays . |
| 9 | I 've never been one for crediting animals with human feelings , but the expression on that dog 's face definitely said " Stop laughing and get me out of here " . |
| 10 | She 's never been one for unnecessary nonconformity and there 's the Italian family to think of , but there 's more to it . |
| 11 | I 've never been one for making friends , you know that . |
| 12 | I 've never been one for loud bangs . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Well , I 've never been one for tea or coffee after seven o'clock . |
| 14 | ‘ I 've never been one for a sweet wine Never . ’ |