Example sentences of "[adj] one [verb] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The office of governor-general was recognised to be a major one carrying much prestige and authority ; the incumbent enjoyed substantial initiative in the formulation of policy . |
| 3 | She was the only one to show any sadness on their behalf . |
| 4 | Would he be the only one doing that job ? |
| 5 | In effect , however , he was letting it be known that Mr Heseltine would not be the only interventionist candidate for the leadership -nor the only one to feel more enthusiasm about Europe than Mrs Thatcher . |
| 6 | I can not recall a single one making any objection — except , of course , that great , noble figure , the right hon. Member for Henley ( Mr. Heseltine ) , and even he did not object to the poll tax in Scotland . |
| 7 | If you find the galls early enough , cut open one gall each week to follow the stages in the development of the insect . |
| 8 | After all , they 've a new one to learn this year — Ding Ding Merrily on High . |
| 9 | The concept of the rural sector being exploited by the urban one retains some potency in such a centralized nation as Japan , and rural resentment at some of the decisions of Japan 's urban-oriented rulers is widespread . |