Example sentences of "for one [prep] the [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A COMPLETE TELEVISION STATION IN CONTAINER , READY TO INSTALL ON SITE , PURCHASED FOR ONE OF THE MANY NEW STATIONS IN NIGERIA . |
| 2 | The lake in the village centre is a great place to swim , or you can go for one of the many pools . |
| 3 | A politician might even be asked for land grants in the colonies , as Henry Dundas was , on one occasion by Provost John Buchan of Stirling , who requested the favour for one of the former magistrates who intended to settle in Canada . |
| 4 | Matthew 25 : 35–40 ’ … whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine , you did for me . ’ |
| 5 | In 1956 , of course , the Conservative party was heading for one of the few post-war political events unequivocally more damaging to it than the current poll-tax furore — the Suez crisis . |
| 6 | He spent his first summer from Cambridge in leisurely visits to his family , staying first with his brother Edward in Salisbury then travelling to Ottery for one of the few lengthy returns he had made since childhood . |
| 7 | Colleague solidarity counted for little when there was a chance for one of the few organizational carrots — that of promotion . |
| 8 | Those who are brave enough to hope for one of the few lectureships around tend to go for the astronomy or nuclear physics . |
| 9 | The other day , as a small example , I met a young trainee manager working for one of the few substantial Northern Ireland engineering firms . |
| 10 | Oh , then I am young again and , for one of the few occasions in my life , deeply in love . |
| 11 | The Galway International winner has n't given up hope of bidding yet again for one of the few big Irish rallies to elude him but describes his chances of being on the start line on Good Friday as ‘ remote ’ . |
| 12 | And that 's meant a big boost in trade for one of the few people in this country who makes them . |
| 13 | While cases remained open , re-assessment for one of the same group of services took place to a more marked extent in the generic team and by the individual specialist than in the specialist team . |
| 14 | Most double bed slip patterns are rather lavish on yarn , so you should allow twice as much yarn for a garment as you would for one of the same size in stocking stitch . |