Example sentences of "it [vb mod] be the only [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may be the only chance the ten year old child will have of leading a normal life . |
| 2 | It may be the only way in which I get what I want in my life . |
| 3 | It may be the only way out . |
| 4 | In my opinion , it may be the only way to prevent more deaths . ’ |
| 5 | The deal between Scottish Equitable and Aegon prompts questions from policy holders about the future of the company , but Ian Harper suggests that it may be the only way . |
| 6 | ‘ I still think it may be the only way to get them to move to a real meaningful ceasefire , real meaningful peace talks , ’ Clinton said . |
| 7 | There can be , as erm I saw demonstrated recently , very large thunderstorm occurring in between observations , and that thunderstorm can not be seen by any one of the surface observations , but it is there , radar can pick it up , for instance , or a satellite can see it , but the man on the ground ca n't see it necessarily , and so that could slip through and it may be the only thunderstorm in a vast area , but it is there , but the observations do n't show it . |
| 8 | It may be the only town where you can see , as at Friday lunchtime , a Singer Vogue vacate a parking space for a Vauxhall Victor . |
| 9 | Obviously full livery is the most expensive , but if your work is particularly demanding and involves erratic hours it may be the only option . |
| 10 | Singapore has long been known for its campaigns against littering , smoking , spitting and jay-walking , but it may be the only place in the world trying to toilet train an entire nation . |
| 11 | This is not possible for everyone , and it is not something to be undertaken lightly , but it may be the only answer for some babies . |
| 12 | It seems that it may be the only theory |
| 13 | It may be the only method of ensuring this , as when a completely new requirement arises bearing no relation to current practice in the company . |
| 14 | It must be the only place in England where the class system still works . " |
| 15 | At night , it might be the only resource that can help . |
| 16 | It might be the only city in the world that speaks ‘ English proper ’ , and English is easily the reigning language in the financial world , but success can breed complacency , and complacency sloppiness . |
| 17 | hence , it might be the only instrument available giving direct turn indication . |
| 18 | But it ties it in to a date and I think in a similar way , erm centenary which is the only thing we 're going to do offic I think that it could be the only thing we do to celebrate our hundred years of existence apart from a small exhibition in . |
| 19 | This was the second disappointment for my mother , who prided herself on her own intelligence and wanted her children to succeed academically , because she felt it would be the only way we could be successful in life , there being no money at home . |
| 20 | Not only was this the only way , according to d'Argenlieu , to stop a Vietminh that was determined to oust the French but , in effect , it would be the only way to hold the French Union together . |
| 21 | She says hopefully it will be the only opportunity to look inside a prison . |
| 22 | If CERN 's members give it the go-ahead , it will be ready sooner than the SSC , for which it will be the only competitor . |
| 23 | Without dependence upon rectal intercourse having taken place , the gonococcus will be found in the rectum of 40 per cent of women who have gonorrhoea ; and in 5 per cent it will be the only site to be involved by the infection . |