Example sentences of "the [indef pn] [pron] [vb -s] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Bentham would say that the one which produces more pleasure is the better action , but Mill would say that it need not be , if the quality of the pleasure which is lesser in amount is sufficiently much higher in quality .
2 Perhaps the most familiar type of compound is the one which combines two nouns , and normally has the stress on the first element , as in :
3 If the " we " code is taken to be the one which is closer to the " heart and mind " of the speaker , and hence the one which imparts greatest salience to a given message , then Creole , even though used sparingly , does indeed seem to fulfil the " we code " function for speakers in this community .
4 The easiest way to deal with the situation and the one which causes least problems to the students is to assume that the wages paid in 1989 and the materials used in 1989 were charged in 1989 .
5 The distinction contained in Sections 12 and 13 between debtor-creditor and debtor-creditor-supplier agreements is the one which causes most problems .
6 We are at present much exercised in considering the possibility that in order to satisfy the CATE criteria , particularly the one which stipulates two years of subject study , our commitment in this area of work may have to be reduced .
7 He 's the one who presents silly T V shows .
8 The one who rides that horse of his like a madman .
9 My daughter finds everyday learning fun because it involves doing things together , but what of the working mother , or the one who has other children demanding all her attention , or the low-income family — do n't they have a right to pre-school education too ?
10 I 'm the one who makes sure food gets in one end and I 'm the one who has to clear up at the other .
11 And in any event we rejoice that God is leading us all forward to that day when we shall be with him , when we will be with the one who makes all things new .
12 You 're the one who makes that decision . ’
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