Example sentences of "as [pron] be the only [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Paul Burrough was the happiest , as his was the only fish caught in his section , resulting in him scooping the same cash as the winner . |
| 2 | AS I was the only candidate , the post has been lost . |
| 3 | As I was the only child , the animals were my playmates . |
| 4 | At the moment only 2 of us are available to train in this hospital as we are the only ones ‘ certified ’ . |
| 5 | As in the services , it is assumed that the ‘ man ’ will trust his senior managers because , in the final analysis , they have to be trusted as they are the only ones to hold the total picture of the situation of the company . |
| 6 | Their father told them that as they were the only people present in the deserted station , it was not possible to see or hear such things . |
| 7 | Saturday was not a suitable day as it is the only day that teachers can go shopping and can see to other family matters . |
| 8 | However , as it is the only qualification in this area , we have endless problems in discouraging people from attributing to it all sorts of accreditations for which it was not designed and have to point out that it does not qualify people to interpret , give advice or act on behalf of others . |
| 9 | This idea of visiting us was proposed by them , and we were very pleased , as it 's the only chance we really get to meet them socially . |
| 10 | He spent his time in bed , lying on his left side as it was the only position in which the pain was slightly eased . |
| 11 | Running and sport took on a new emphasis as it was the only way to keep warm . |
| 12 | All his colleagues both Liberal and Unionist , urged him to resign as it was the only solution to the difficulty . |
| 13 | We all tried to flee , rushing towards the Cathedral as it was the only place to go . |
| 14 | She came to Harry Sissen 's farm between Darlington and Northallerton as he is the only person in the world actively trying to breed Lears Macaws ( named after Edward Lear in 1856 ) and save the species . |
| 15 | He knew Reni well , as he was the only scribe who had held high office both under Akhenaten and the new regime . |