Example sentences of "one for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ How about one for the happy couple ? ’ she suggested . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Instead of the authorised prayer , he recited one for the dead . |
| 4 | Place a blob for each corner and one for the centre of each slab . |
| 5 | There 's two methods of policing , one for the decent people and one for the trouble-makers . |
| 6 | There 's two methods of policing , one for the decent people and one for the trouble-makers . |
| 7 | A comfortable sleeping bag provides the means to re-charge your batteries at the end of a long day so it 's important to ensure you have the right one for the job . |
| 8 | The year was a busy one for the residents with an increase in the number of outings , many in connection with the 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain . |
| 9 | In addition , trouble threatened from the mercurial figure of Winston Churchill , who had resigned from the Shadow Cabinet in January 1931 in protest at Baldwin 's acceptance of eventual self-government for India , an issue which threatened to be an explosive one for the Conservative party , since it allied Churchill to the fourth source of discontent : the Diehard element , also strongly represented amongst the grass roots of the party . |
| 10 | ‘ One for the road then , Jack ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I 'm one for the ready , Mr Five Per Cent , ’ he said to me in his amusing way . ’ |
| 12 | A similar line of reasoning — warm the skin if the body is cold — explains the idea of ‘ one for the road ’ or the ‘ stirrup cup ’ . |
| 13 | is planning to appoint two new Travelling Secretaries , one for the North and one for the South of the U.K. ( excluding Northern Ireland ) . |
| 14 | is planning to appoint two new Travelling Secretaries , one for the North and one for the South of the U.K. ( excluding Northern Ireland ) . |
| 15 | Against that background I do not believe that the path of federalism is the right one for the Community . ’ |
| 16 | Sounds like one for the Natural History Unit . |
| 17 | The opposition leaders he met agreed that the question of reunification of Germany was not one for the German people alone , but was the rightful concern of their European neighbours . |
| 18 | Against that background I do not believe that the path of federalism is the right one for the Community . ’ |
| 19 | On the top floor of the house there were three tiny rooms , one for boxes , one for the Allen boys , and one for the five Allen daughters . |
| 20 | On the top floor of the house there were three tiny rooms , one for boxes , one for the Allen boys , and one for the five Allen daughters . |
| 21 | He decided to leave this one for the moment but logged the fact that Jennifer Morgan had still been interested in , and comfortable with , the man who had become her sister 's fiancé . |
| 22 | He gained a reputation as the Buster Keaton of the cricket world , a man who rarely seemed to have any expression on his face and who was not one for the excited cavortings that greet the fall of a wicket ; yet behind the mask a good deal of thought was given to his bowling , and he was liked and respected by his fellow players . |
| 23 | There was an overwhelming case for the State providing a basic pension but less of one for the State providing an additional pension as well . |
| 24 | The idea of a pioneer was a very important one for the early Christians . |
| 25 | She lived for occasions and would not miss one for the world . |
| 26 | God the Car — they 're catered for : one for the yuppie commuter and one for wifey at home . ’ |
| 27 | He ended his hour-long presentation with the words , ‘ We are on our way toward making the division one of the best goddamned outfits in overseas operations , and I just want to be given the chance to prove that the plan which I have outlined to you today is the right one for the British operation , for Europe and for the Corporation . ’ |
| 28 | After exchanging a few words , the usher opened the door and Mark was escorted into a debating chamber shaped in the form of a horseshoe , with a raised dais at the open end upon which were two heavy oak chairs , one for the Chairman and the other for the speaker . |
| 29 | I know you 'll understand when I say my husband 's a one for the usquebaugh , I was about to correct him with the pressure-cooker once but I remembered my Victorian values just in time . |
| 30 | ‘ Cut two slots in the other end , one shallow one for the bowstring , one deep one to push a shaped feather into , to make a flight so that the arrow will travel straighter to the target . ’ |