SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[verb] [pers pn] the only [noun sg]	26
2	be [pers pn] the only [noun sg]	21
3	[be] [pers pn] the only [noun sg]	21
4	[was/were] [pers pn] the only [noun sg]	11
5	[vb past] [pers pn] the only [noun sg]	11
6	[prep] [pers pn] the only [noun sg]	10
7	[prep] [pers pn] the only [noun sg]	10
8	was [pers pn] the only [noun sg]	9
9	tell [pers pn] the only [noun sg]	8
10	[am/are] [pers pn] the only [noun sg]	7
11	told [pers pn] the only [noun sg]	5
12	am [pers pn] the only [noun sg]	5
13	give [pers pn] the only [noun sg]	5
14	[pers pn] [be] the only [noun sg]	1055
15	[pers pn] be the only [noun sg]	1054
16	[pers pn] [is] the only [noun sg]	468
17	[pers pn] [was/were] the only [noun sg]	426
18	[pers pn] was the only [noun sg]	383
19	[pers pn] 's the only [noun sg]	271
20	[pers pn] is the only [noun sg]	196
21	[pers pn] [verb] the only [noun sg]	168
22	[pers pn] [am/are] the only [noun sg]	155
23	[pers pn] [vb past] the only [noun sg]	76
24	[pers pn] are the only [noun sg]	74
25	[pers pn] [vb base] the only [noun sg]	69
26	[pers pn] were the only [noun sg]	43
27	[pers pn] 're the only [noun sg]	40
28	[pers pn] think the only [noun sg]	38
29	[pers pn] think the only [noun sg]	31
30	[pers pn] [conj] the only [noun sg]	30