Example sentences of "[unc] [noun sg] [prep] the only " in BNC.
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| 1 | A Chinese government spokesman said that the announcement had been made during Kaifu 's visit in part because of Japan 's experience as the only country to be subjected to nuclear attack . ) |
| 2 | There with the Princess 's permission as the only journalist , I found it a fascinating insight into how Diana conducts a part of her life that has until now been comparatively secret . |
| 3 | Mr Adams 's defeat in the only Northern Ireland seat to change hands was widely welcomed by nationalist and Unionist politicians . |
| 4 | In so doing we influence other people 's behaviour in the only way possible — via our own behaviour . |
| 5 | Haggard recounted the power of Cook 's name in the only travel book he wrote . |
| 6 | Development of these services has helped to consolidate Manchester 's position as the only non-London airport in the UK to have direct airline service links with five continents , with longhaul flights to North America , Middle East , Far East , Africa and Australia , as well as regional services to Continental Europe . |
| 7 | They had both lost their fathers in the same year , Preston 's having fallen victim to leukaemia , William 's to the charms of Another Woman , and this had left William 's grandad as the only adult male presence in both households . |
| 8 | Adjectives occurring postnominally with characteristic value are perhaps less frequently encountered , but they are still by no means uncommon ; we have already queried Bolinger 's view of the only river navigable ; and in the third example from ( 17 ) , it could hardly be claimed that the buildings were only adjacent on some particular occasion . |
| 9 | ( Note , γ TCR + thymocytes also develop in the reaggregate cultures described above ; data not shown. ) e , f , Maturation of CD4 + CD8 + TCR - cells in 4-day reaggregate cultures with purified MHC class II + epithelium as the only type of stromal cell present . |