Example sentences of "one [conj] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This makes it easy to use each crayon as a fine , crisp ‘ tool ’ as well as a blunter one or rubbed on its side . |
| 2 | When I got home I found , among the mountain of letters ( mainly telling me I had filled in a blue form when it should have been a yellow one or asking for information I had already given ) , one from the BBC asking me to get in touch with the Punters office in Bristol as soon as possible . |
| 3 | Everywhere , his testimony was a ‘ show ’ : one that played in dentists ' surgeries to relieve the pain of extraction , in bars to give a purpose to drinking , in aeroplanes criss-crossing the country , and in television stores to crowds of people pressing against the windows . |
| 4 | Obviously you need to appeal to the Regional Committee if as a branch you 're not happy , but this rule should n't need to be bent , we should have one that is ours to be used for branches , the General Secretary himself says that it 's happened on several occasions so let's be a real trade union , not one that borrows from Peter to pay Paul , let's have a proper rule for branches . |
| 5 | If there is one overriding message that has been reinforced by the experience so far it is that the most productive approach is one that flows from an attitude of , and a commitment to , continuous improvement . |
| 6 | This was an argument between them of which she had no knowledge , but it was clearly a bitter one that rankled on both sides . |
| 7 | There 's an Imperial Airways ‘ Heracles ’ , the one that flies to India . ’ |
| 8 | I take a shot at the odd one that flies over Uskair strictly illegal , I know . |
| 9 | There is no clear definition of precisely what is , and what is not , a shrub rose — indeed , some catalogues , from quite reputable houses too , describe the shrub type merely as one that differs from the bush , the climber , the rambler , the miniature and others , and can not be conveniently classified with them . |
| 10 | The one that died after the war |
| 11 | Manjiku had taken Mr Anthony 's first wife , the island wife , the one that died by drowning . |
| 12 | Hormones modify the cells which may become cancerous , rendering them less , or more , likely to do so , but the hormones do not act primarily on the processes which turn any quiescent cell into one that divides without control . |
| 13 | The front door was opened , and she heard her father 's low voice , then another one that sounded like — A tide of colour suffused her cheeks . |
| 14 | Labour offered a deeply dependent and conservative culture , one that derives from acceptance of the unalterable laws , not of the universe , but of a market economy . |
| 15 | Medvedev called , in October 1988 , for an ‘ up-to-date conception of socialism ’ , one that took into account the diversity of experience of the other socialist countries and indeed the lessons that could be learned from the capitalist world . |
| 16 | The world of Fisher Row — and no doubt of other occupational groups in early-modern times — was one that thought in terms of family duties and privileges , of family alliances and of inheritance through the family . |
| 17 | I 'll find you the one that says for spoons , cos it does n't say just spoons it says plastic spoons . |
| 18 | Brothers and sisters , I say to you that the message that must leave this Conference is one that says to all trade unionists , we will fight any oppressive legislation used against us . |
| 19 | Oh it was a nice ball that by , shoots and scores , Notts get a second just moments after they might have conceded one at the other end , the referee unimpressed by the penalty claims but the crowd are there , with a really fine piece of finishing by Gary , nine minutes to half time and adds to the one that got in twenty four , and it 's two nil to Notts County against . |
| 20 | Was that blue Escort there , the one that parked behind us ? |
| 21 | The next chapter is just such a consideration , though one that takes as a starting point the professional development of teachers ( Chapter 2 ) rather than the issue of accountability ( Chapter 1 ) . |
| 22 | IF YOUR name happens to be Ebeneezer Scrooge you may think otherwise , but a Christmas without crackers is one that passes with a whimper rather than a bang . |
| 23 | Which is the one that passes through the filter paper ? |
| 24 | You know , the one that gets on your nerves ! |
| 25 | There must always be an argument as to whether it is best to have a product that sells to a wide market or one that sells to a specific market sector . |
| 26 | which which one the the one that went to the erm exhibition , the one that went to the competition . |
| 27 | which which one the the one that went to the erm exhibition , the one that went to the competition . |
| 28 | And I think that was the one that went to the police . |
| 29 | Newspapers love a good disaster , and a wedding where the bridegroom 's trousers fell down at the altar would stand a far better chance of being reported than one that went without a hitch . |
| 30 | If this was a late addition , one that went into the quarto at the last minute , the printer may have lost four lines of type in the process — or even cut them in order to be able to finish Act 3 tidily on the last page of a quarto sheet : the very next page , as it happens , which left scarcely any room for manoeuvre . |