Example sentences of "a [adj] [pron] [conj] it " in BNC.

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1 Note that this ballvalve ( unlike other ballvalves in the house ) must be a high-pressure one since it is connected to the mains .
2 When all is said and done , the attraction of earning a living playing a sport you enjoy is a strong one and it is not hard to understand why some players have to try to make it on the Tour .
3 He had heard it , but not often , it was a strange one and it escaped him .
4 The idea is a strange one and it will require some preliminaries before it can be explained .
5 It is debatable whether the idea of prefixing other disciplines with the word geographical is indeed a sound one because it may tend to suggest a greater separation of physical geography endeavour from that of other researchers when in fact there is no clear distinction in methods or objectives .
6 Erm desk is a bit of a funny one because it 's just got the K.
7 I had a cream one and it got wrecked by going I think Neil put it in the wash with one of his black T-shirts .
8 I 've only got this one , I had a cream one and it got wrecked by going , I think Neil put it in the wash with one of his black tee shirts , and
9 A painful mouth will never be a responsive one and it is hardly surprising that the horse will try to evade the bit .
10 The role of foremen or front-line supervisors in these evaluations is a central one and it developed during the 1950s as an integral part of efforts to promote QC activities .
11 The approach adopted by the Copyright , Designs and Patents Act is a utilitarian one but it does not reflect the reality of the situation by failing to recognize that all computer output is the result , albeit in many cases the indirect result , of human skill and effort .
12 ‘ Well , not exactly , no ; Lachlan Watt only has one eye ; the other one looks like a real one but it 's glass .
13 Go for a quick one before it closes .
14 The issue of prior approval for grant-aid is a vexed one but it does not wait upon the outcome of the EEC Structures Review in order to be resolved .
15 Seeing yourself as others see you wo n't be such a dramatic experience for everyone but it is certainly a compelling one and it can become an experience you learn from .
16 A temporary solution is not a satisfactory one since it does not confront the broader pattern of changes which the new media bring in their wake .
17 The distinction between a statute creating a public right and a statute prohibiting what had previously been lawful is not a satisfactory one as it does not appear to be based on any particular principle .
18 The use of ‘ opens ’ was a paradoxical one as it seemed to address the unacknowledged absence of black women in white feminist discourses which encouraged women to re-see , re-read and re-invent lives and histories .
19 but erm , he 's got a false one and it sounds dreadful does n't it ?
20 This provides the framework for a theory of why some areas are regulated and some not , albeit a partial one since it depends on the pattern of interests .
21 I played that on almost every album back in the early days ; it 's a black one and it 's a beautiful guitar . ’
22 Your own suggestion about a campaign on a British test ban is a good one because it 's short-term and achievable .
23 It is more important to achieve a difficult target on a bad day than a good one because it will increase your confidence still further .
24 Er the social work qualifat qualification 's a good one because it , it is a sort of base for all sorts of things , and , and you know you might learn specialist erm I do n't know , sort of psychothera therapy techniques of various sorts , but probably the social work qualification would be a good starting point to build from .
25 A touch of the chicken and egg situation here I remember thinking ; is the swim a good one because it is popular and is baited regularly , or is it popular and baited regularly because it 's a good 'un ?
26 Lady Selvedge then rose and made her little speech — the one she always made on these occasions , for the ‘ cause ’ , whether Church , Conservative Party or District Nursing Association , was always a good one and it was safe to urge her hearers to spend just a little more than they thought they could afford , however relative the amount might be .
27 I do n't know even what the panto is , but it 's bound to be a good one if it 's Dinda , yeah .
28 Well first of all it has n't been banned er a suspended it while it 's role in the coup .
29 Yes , the life span of a junior international is a short one and it seems that it 's the back ends of rinks which suffer as a result .
30 ‘ The market is a dynamic one and it seems to prove that there was a latent demand for sea travel , but the prices or perhaps the product were not right . ’
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