Example sentences of "the [indef pn] [prep] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 That was , it 's always the one beside the Civic Centre one ?
2 He told her the one about the grand lady and the taxi driver who was reluctant to take her and her poodle home in his cab in case the dog wet the seat .
3 Grunte then asked them whether they had heard the one about the Norwegian woman who had bought her son three shoes , having been told he had grown a foot ; a sally which was met by universal groans .
4 And speaking of forbidden food , there 's the one about the Catholic priest who says to his pal the rabbi , ‘ Come on , do n't kid me on , have n't you ever even sneaked a taste of ham ? ’
5 HAVE you heard the one about the Irish band who were the talk of New York BEFORE they were even formed ?
6 Did you hear the one about the Russian soldiers on parade ?
7 The other nightmare he remembered in detail was the one about the Black Death .
8 The one about the blind woman .
9 If the one about the little drummer boy under Richmond Castle has appeared once it has appeared 1000 times , which is 1000 times more than anybody has heard the strains of the drum from under the place .
10 ‘ Have you heard the one about the three-legged sailor ? ’ piped Bunty Abercrombie .
11 There 's the one about the talentless golfer ‘ This disillusioned simple soul Gets cricket scores on every hole But still the idiot wo n't give up He think 's he 's in the Ryder Cup . ’
12 This channel , like the one for the forward plane , was supported and faced at the end with standing brickwork .
13 Cold water feeds are usually fitted with gatevalves near to the cistern ; the one for the cold feed to the hot water system is generally fitted near to the hot water cylinder .
14 Kahane gave him the one for the previous month , explaining that they had been out in the desert for six weeks .
15 The more volatile component is thus the one with the higher vapour pressure .
16 If both contestants are injured through no fault of either , then the bout goes to the one with the higher score .
17 The farmhouse is the one with the front garden on the left of the road now called Court Hill .
18 You know the one with the ginger hair ?
19 When choosing say , a new fridge , do we worry about the power it uses compared with our existing model , or do we go for the one with the clever arrangement of shelves that gives plenty of room for the mineral water ?
20 All you have to do is carefully follow the simple instructions below using the special envelope enclosed , ( the one with the two address panels on the back ) .
21 ‘ And the one with the new growth upon it is Skogen … ’
22 I was the one with the insulating tape round the glasses and a face like Dick Whittington 's hankie .
23 The last day and the one with the best views .
24 It can frequently be the one with the best abilities to make complex calculations about what the others are up to .
25 I like the one with the lockable cupboard door , but I like that one as well .
26 ‘ What about the new play , the one with the principal boy .
27 The one with the subjective camerawork , where the audience saw the whole film through my eyes .
28 Equally , we expect that if all assets have the same expected ( average ) payoff , then most people would choose the one with the lowest variability , that is , the smallest risk .
29 One or two of the demonstrating ladies had sat down on the pavement ( they should never have shown Gandhi on TV ) and were singing ‘ the one with the waggerly tail … ’ with gusto .
30 Where they come right , that 's the one with the right hand , this one , in the middle
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