Example sentences of "one to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Irving Layton is not one to be lost in a crowd . |
| 2 | Well before Cordoba made his debut over today 's course two months ago , his name was being whispered behind many a well-respected hand as the one to be on for next year 's 2000 Guineas . |
| 3 | Some lawyers are typified as ‘ clever ’ , others as ‘ stupid ’ ; the former require one to be cautious , while the latter give greater opportunity for having the wool pulled over their eyes . |
| 4 | There 's always one to be heard somewhere during the summer — in the piazza in front of the art gallery and Town Hall or in a park . |
| 5 | AIl five have been offered the vacancies they wanted : one to be a military policewoman , another a driver , the third to train as an administrative assistant , While the other two are destined to be a staff clerk and a telecommunications operator . |
| 6 | ‘ Often they 'll kill a couple of lambs , take one at the time and leave one to be picked up later , ’ he explained . |
| 7 | Newell and Hepworth might define their own styles against those of Stoll and Ideal but , since neither was particularly successful , there was no pressure operating on the one to be more ‘ commercial , or the other to be more ‘ artistic ’ . |
| 8 | Now he is a minister of a church in Houston , where among the prayers he offers is one to be allowed to fight Tyson for the world title . |
| 9 | Now he is a minister of a church in Houston , where among the prayers he offers is one to be allowed to fight Tyson for the world title . |
| 10 | Of all the Spanish cheeses , Manchego is the only one to be widely available outside Spain . |
| 11 | ‘ They are a breed that will enjoy a long walk and they are excellent car travellers — in the 34 years that I have owned them I have never known one to be car sick , ’ she added . |
| 12 | The whole operation was for Reagan 's sake , as well as the hostages ' ; it was a present for him , preferably one to be delivered by Christmas , or by the State of the Union address in January , or by the elections in November . |
| 13 | She knew that a CBE would have meant that she could have styled herself Commander Carter , which is a lovely joke — but one to be resisted . |
| 14 | Then there are incidents in which some spectators vie with each other to be the one to be heard on TV to shout ‘ you the man ’ just as the player connects with his shot — sometimes interrupting his downswing . |
| 15 | It is very important that as you come to the end of one bottle you contact your Homœopath to arrange for the next one to be made up . |
| 16 | Olwen Hufton maintains that in the eighteenth century the stereotypical spinster was ‘ … one to be despised , pitied , and avoided as a sempiternal spoilsport in the orgy of life ’ . |
| 17 | Fifth , the question of who pays , who benefits , and who loses is an essential one to be addressed by any conservation policy . |
| 18 | Quite apart from the problems of decreased fertility and the dangers of ectopic pregnancy , the chronic ill-health and malaise which often follow infection of the tubes make this complication one to be avoided at all costs . |
| 19 | Good external lighting with heat sensors is a different matter , and one to be commended — the Electricity Board or an NICEIC contractor will fit these for you . |
| 20 | Would you regard his request to be helped to die as one to be trusted and relied upon ? |
| 21 | I had not in those days looked at the real aspects of the drink question — had not seen the responsibility that rests on each one to be guiltless in regard to that which is sapping our country of some of its brightest intellects , and killing numbers of her sons possessed of generous impulsive natures . |
| 22 | The movement is one to be welcomed if it proceeds along the right lines , the lines along which it may develop and not hamper national life . |
| 23 | The sergeant was not one to be hurried or flustered . |
| 24 | Yet once the processes were under way and the machinery was set up there did come the realisation that national goals must be set , often coupled with the very welcome awareness that this process is far too important a one to be left solely in the hands of the curriculum developers themselves . |
| 25 | In the case of the first one to be founded after 1850 — Dundee in 1853 — a deaf person , Alexander Drysdale who was then headmaster of the Dundee School for the Deaf took the lead to establish an adult mission . |
| 26 | When Kelly turned the light on , there was no one to be seen and nothing seemed to have been moved . |
| 27 | Together , we are the Church of the PRESENT — but we need to work as ONE to be the Church of the future ! |
| 28 | She was not the only one to be impressed . |
| 29 | On her visit to Malton , she not only purchased a riding habit in deep , forest-green velvet , but ordered one to be made in a similar material of a light golden-brown colour , to match the shade of her eyes . |
| 30 | If the nodes are numbered in order of creation , and a node has just been declared inactive ( for any reason ) , the next one to be developed should be the highest numbered active ( = most recently created ) node . |