Example sentences of "the [pron] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In those stories , the girl always discovered that the handsome , flashy character was no good at all , and the plain boy-next-door was really the one for her , and quite handsome , too , if you looked at him properly . |
| 2 | Oh sure , it can be a tonic , and it 's useful as glucose if you just want to kick things over , but , come the advent of a newer and more just social order , the one for which we all cry out , there would be no place for the scandal and achievement of pop , for Prince and any foul Beasties . |
| 3 | Selection procedures have thus been largely exercises in historical data gathering , confirming the ability of candidates to do their present job rather than the one for which they have applied . |
| 4 | But there is a connection between the moaning and the pain-language — namely , the one for which Wittgenstein argues , that ‘ I 'm hurt ’ replaces moaning . |
| 5 | The biggest category by far in this year 's list is the one for which the awards were originally created back in the 1960s , the Export Awards . |
| 6 | Its major recommendation , and certainly the one for which it is most often remembered , was ‘ that homosexual behaviour between consenting adults in private be no longer a criminal offence ’ . |
| 7 | The French School is obviously the one for which prices have increased most ( 14% per year ) , while Italian and Flemish-Dutch drawings have increased with 10.5% and 9% per year respectively . |
| 8 | An hypothesis should be more falsifiable than the one for which it is offered as a replacement . |
| 9 | Mr. Walker : There have been full consultations with the port authorities about the Cardiff bay barrage , which is the one for which I have responsibility , and I do not believe that it will have an adverse effect . |
| 10 | The Elephant is his favourite subject to paint — and the one for which he is most famous . |
| 11 | Land could be sold or leased to public or private bodies for any purpose , even if the purpose was different from the one for which the land was purchased . |
| 12 | It was a most successful party , and the only person who failed to enjoy it was the one for whom it had been given . |
| 13 | His words are a sober reminder that rebellion against God does not begin with the clenched fist of atheism but with the self-satisfied heart of the one for whom ‘ thank you ’ is redundant . |
| 14 | The main thesis of the existentialist approach is that in order to elucidate the full significance of ontological claims conveyed by existential propositions we ought to begin by focusing attention upon the one for whom the " problem of existence " presents itself in the first instance as a problem of his own existence . |
| 15 | Ken was the one for whom the word ‘ camp ’ could have been coined . |
| 16 | That 's the one for me because it 's so raunchy sounding and it 's got a real grit to it that I think is just fantastic . |
| 17 | ‘ So charming , delightful , the one for me |
| 18 | Mozza : you 're the one for me , gitty . |
| 19 | ‘ You 're The One For Me Fatty ’ |
| 20 | You 're the one for me , Fatwah ! |
| 21 | ‘ That 's the one for me ! ’ she said . |
| 22 | I now know it is the one for me . |
| 23 | When I met my husband , I knew he was the one for me , and I knew that I would have to be honest if our marriage was n't to be based on a lie . |
| 24 | Now I am 25 and have a new man in my life who I think is the one for me . |
| 25 | You know that new players always make out that their new club is the one for them etc etc . |
| 26 | He constantly brings others into our lives who are able to bring out the best that we have , as well as those traits of which we are most ashamed ; the one for his glory and the other for correction . |
| 27 | I had a thousands ships , but no matter where , you 're the one for me baby this I know cos it 's true love , you 're the one I 'm dreaming of true blue baby I love you . |
| 28 | Maybe I 'm not the one for you . ’ |
| 29 | If you 're likely to overdraw frequently by more than £50 , then the Flexible option is probably the one for you . |
| 30 | With so many companies competing for your attention it can be difficult deciding which is the one for you . |