Example sentences of "be [adj] that one [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am afraid that one day I 'll come to hate even my brothers and sisters . |
| 2 | The dynamics of history are such that one nation 's strength is another 's weakness ; nothing is constant ; both strength and weakness may be part of some process as yet unrevealed . |
| 3 | My hypothesis is that the conditions of work are such that one mode of relating is that of schizoid withdrawal which means that individuals have to take on some of the characteristics just described . |
| 4 | Meanwhile people living near the tattoo site say they 're worried that one day there 'll be a major disaster . |
| 5 | Darling , I am sorry for you , but at the same time I am sure that one day you will be very glad things have turned out the way they have . |
| 6 | He is also believed to be embarrassed that one person should be earning so much when the recession and heavy unemployment has badly affected Coventry and the surrounding area . |
| 7 | The Nairacs , now in their eighties , declined to comment , but they 're said to be hopeful that one day they WILL be able to give their son a proper burial . |
| 8 | Some readers may have been shocked that one professor of English should thus refer to another , but these are robust times . |
| 9 | As with all good day dreams you were confident that one day this world would materialize and yet at the same time it seemed as unattainable as another planet . |
| 10 | Although my churchgoing is confined usually to weddings and funerals , there are times when I am certain that one guardian angel at least has been detailed to watch over my welfare . |
| 11 | But by the time you read this , it 's possible that one manufacturer will have really stirred things up by announcing a sub-£500 pen computer running Microsoft Windows for Pens . |
| 12 | It is possible that one enclave — Sarajevo and the area to its north — will survive . |
| 13 | It is possible that one day you will come back to Normandy . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ It is possible that one day we will return . ’ |
| 15 | Of course , with this strategy being market-oriented , it is possible that one firm could purchase more pollution permits than it needed , with the intention of keeping out competitors , and the market would cease to function . |
| 16 | But all of them are constantly watching the keyboard for their particular call up command and it is possible that one command may affect more than one accessory — with predictable , and disastrous , results ! |
| 17 | In any game of brinkmanship , it is possible that one side will collapse suddenly . |
| 18 | ‘ But the nature of the drugs trade , and financial markets , is such that one country alone can do little , ’ says Detective Chief Inspector Gus Jones of Scotland Yard 's National Drugs Intelligence Unit . |
| 19 | It is obvious that one chapter in a workbook can not be very comprehensive on any one subject and we certainly hope that you will be involved in some further reading from the suggested reading list . |
| 20 | Common sense says that it is unlikely that one exposure to an ad will have any effect . |
| 21 | It is recommended that the number of modules referred to by an SSR are kept to a minimum : it is unlikely that one report can adequately describe the status of many modules . |
| 22 | But it 's unlikely that one method will be used exclusively throughout the country . |
| 23 | It is alarming that one quarter of women in this country still lie in the sun without protecting their skin . |
| 24 | It is essential that one lawyer has an overview of the caseload of every personal injury lawyer . |
| 25 | He told Mr Maclean : ‘ It is unacceptable that one quarter of the annual authorisation of particular radio nucleids should be discharged in just a 24-hour period . |
| 26 | I do n't think anyone is sure what happened to cause it , but it is certain that one aircraft loaded with incendiaries started to burn and the fire spread to the two aircraft on either side . |
| 27 | It is true that one brachiopod — Lingula — is one of the most famous ‘ living fossils ’ . |
| 28 | On the evidence in the present case I am satisfied that one reason why the plaintiff did so much for the deceased was her belief that , although she was not a blood relative of his , he would leave his estate to her on his death ; but , on the authority of Greasley v Cooke [ 1980 ] 1 WLR 1306 , if the evidence was not sufficient to establish this positively , the plaintiff would still succeed on the fourth element in the absence of proof that she did not rely on the deceased 's statements . |
| 29 | She was sure that one day he would return , and spend the rest of her money . |
| 30 | He made it clear that he stayed at La Tour Monchauzet because the vines needed him — and because he was sure that one day — somehow — Isabelle would return to him , and he had to be here — waiting . ’ |