THE ONE(S) THAT + clause (focus)

Here are two examples of ‘focus’ in English grammar, using ‘the one that + clause’ in the subject position:

The one that comes in the box,

 his colleague told him,

 was notorious for making users’ faces itchy and red.

  The Wall Street Journal

The ones that make you look older, 

or even the ones where you turn into a hot dog

 are still really engaging.

   Mobile Marketing Magazine

In the English Grammar Profile, C2 point 114 in the category of PRONOUNS/substitution is defined as:

‘The one(s) that’ + clause in subject position, for focus.

An iWeb search for:

. The one|ones that _VV

1 . THE ONE THAT COMES 150
2 . THE ONES THAT COME 113
3 . THE ONE THAT MAKES 93
4 . THE ONE THAT CAME 88
5 . THE ONE THAT STANDS 86
6 . THE ONE THAT GOT 69
7 . THE ONES THAT MAKE 68
8 . THE ONE THAT SAYS 68
9 . THE ONE THAT CAUGHT 57
10 . THE ONE THAT GETS 57
11 . THE ONES THAT GET 53
12 . THE ONE THAT STICKS 53
13 . THE ONE THAT SEEMS 51
14 . THE ONES THAT CAME 49
15 . THE ONE THAT LOOKS 48
16 . THE ONES THAT GO 44
17 . THE ONE THAT STOOD 44
18 . THE ONE THAT WORKED 41
19 . THE ONE THAT WORKS 39
20 . THE ONES THAT SAY 37
21 . THE ONES THAT WORK 35
22 . THE ONE THAT MADE 35
23 . THE ONE THAT GOES 33
24 . THE ONES THAT LOOK 32
25 . THE ONES THAT SEEM 32
26 . THE ONES THAT STAND 31
27 . THE ONES THAT MADE 31
28 . THE ONE THAT GIVES 29

29 . THE ONES THAT SURVIVE 27

The ones that best fit the data are the ones that survive to this day.

30 . THE ONES THAT TAKE 26
31 . THE ONES THAT APPEAR 24

Every visible sign of ageing is like a nightmare.
The ones that appear on your skin and hair are the worst of them all.

doctor.ndtv.com

32 . THE ONES THAT WANT 23
33 . THE ONES THAT NEED 23
34 . THE ONE THAT STARTED 22
35 . THE ONE THAT STUCK 22
36 . THE ONES THAT SUCCEED 21
37 . THE ONES THAT USE 21
38 . THE ONES THAT REMAIN 19
39 . THE ONE THAT SEEMED 18
40 . THE ONES THAT STAY 17
41 . THE ONES THAT GIVE 17
42 . THE ONES THAT KEEP 17
43 . THE ONES THAT GOT 17
44 . THE ONE THAT SHOWS 16
45 . THE ONES THAT KNOW 16
46 . THE ONES THAT REQUIRE 15
47 . THE ONE THAT TOOK 15
48 . THE ONES THAT WENT 14
49 . THE ONES THAT SHOW 14
50 . THE ONES THAT SURVIVED 13

B1 vocabulary:

appear, remain, require, seem, seemed, seems, sticks, stuck, succeed

B2:
survive, survived