Example sentences of "one [to-vb] [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But no sound outside and he tried again : now with both of his hands , one to steady up the other , to work back the locking door-holt . |
| 2 | The mistake would be for the one to cancel out the other . |
| 3 | There would be no one to carry on the Drennan name , no one to inherit his land . |
| 4 | Always bleating and moaning because he has n't got a son — no one to carry on the Great Name of Graham — She gave a short guffaw . |
| 5 | They enable one to draw out the distinctive features of that culture , in a more useful manner than does the framework provided by others , and to consider the impact of both history and resources . |
| 6 | After all that had happened she was still unable to betray Peter — in fact , it was because of all that had happened that she felt she could n't be the one to give away the details of his difficulties , especially not to Marc , now that she knew how things stood between them both . |
| 7 | That 's a good one to build up the muscles . ’ |
| 8 | This leads one to ask how the gap can be narrowed . |
| 9 | This makes the conclusion reached all the more impressive , and certainly forces one to take seriously the possibility that even low-level exposure to lead may have gravely deleterious effects on children 's behaviour and intelligence . |
| 10 | Victoria was not one to yield up the authority of the Crown too readily and continued throughout her reign to assert it on occasion , such as objecting to the appointment of the nominee of a Prime Minister to a Ministry where she found him personally objectionable . |
| 11 | Use the slightly abrasive grey one to soften ridges and prepare nails for colour or use the pink one to bring out the natural shine instead of applying polish to your nails . |