Example sentences of "one for " in BNC.
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| 1 | This theme is a useful one for assessing the quality of a critic 's writing , since it tempts the rash into speculation , while an impoverished eye will miss relevant and useful comparisons . |
| 2 | His brother Gavin frets him , and he has a longing for Gavin 's wife , together with a more urgent one for a teacher at the school , Alison Houston , who could be felt to lead him on a bit but does n't want to have a ‘ relationship ’ with him . |
| 3 | ‘ What 's this one for , anyway ? ’ |
| 4 | Cook tells me he 'd seen it somewhere and wanted one for his wife . |
| 5 | I 'll have to remember that one for Mark . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ How about one for the happy couple ? ’ she suggested . |
| 7 | If you decide to use an insecticide , choose the most appropriate one for the affected plant and the pest concerned to avoid injuring beneficial insects . |
| 8 | Two pairs of legs per segment , compared with one for centipedes , the gardener 's allies . |
| 9 | You are far more likely to use a method regularly and properly if you feel it is the right one for you . |
| 10 | You need to find the right one for your skin type . |
| 11 | Night and a bottle of hot-blooded Spanish wine brought a poem to Jay , the first one for years . |
| 12 | Maybe I 'm not the one for you . ’ |
| 13 | Instead of the authorised prayer , he recited one for the dead . |
| 14 | Therefore it could be classified as a special project — one for which there was constant demand . |
| 15 | As she walked from the post office empty handed , she pretended to be an American tourist , one who could leave in a few days , one for whom the trip would soon be nothing more than a few travel stories and postcards . |
| 16 | If your goal is a college scholarship , the odds are very high that attending one for a few years will lead to a number of scholarship offers from top-notch college tennis programmes in the United States . |
| 17 | Most houses will have two lighting circuits — one for upstairs and one for downstairs — wired in one of two ways : junction box or loop-in . |
| 18 | Place a blob for each corner and one for the centre of each slab . |
| 19 | There are literally thousands of firms that offer a supply-and-fit service nowadays , and choosing the best one for your home can be difficult . |
| 20 | I had my first dog for 18 months and have had my second one for 3½ years . ’ |
| 21 | One for those who travel by aircraft and one for those who travel by train between London and Paris . |
| 22 | One for those who travel by aircraft and one for those who travel by train between London and Paris . |
| 23 | There will be two alternative clauses - one calling for a ban on research and one for research to be allowed up to 14 days . |
| 24 | If the result was not one for Graham Turner to celebrate on the third anniversary of his takeover at Wolves , the manner of their performance should certainly cheer him on his 42nd birthday today . |
| 25 | ‘ This will mean a miserable winter for house owners but a disastrous one for a quarter of a million working people . |
| 26 | The US does n't want one for three reasons . |
| 27 | The present pattern is an ultra-sound bite , one for each member of the family , or a six-pack for guests if such people still exist . |
| 28 | With Ferranti needing to raise a minimum of £150m in new equity , the issue would have to be on the basis of one for two . |
| 29 | Customers will be able to opt for discounts worth £20 for every £250 invested up to a maximum investment of £3,750 or for bonus shares on the basis of one for every 10 bought . |
| 30 | Bonus shares will also be available for non-customers , but on a less favourable basis of one for 20 up to a maximum investment of £7,500 . |