Example sentences of "[was/were] the only son " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ His name was Charlie Mears ; he was the only son of his mother who was a widow , and he lived in the north of London , coming into the City every day to work in a bank . ’ |
| 2 | He was the only son of Lady Mabel Annesley , eldest daughter of the 5th Earl Annesley by her husband Cdr Gerald Sowerby , of an English family landed in Hertfordshire and Cumberland . |
| 3 | Hearing that the young man was the only son of a gentleman of wealth , the money-lender begged of him never to hesitate in coming to him again whenever he stood in need of a ‘ friend ’ . |
| 4 | , Hugh Andrew Johnstone ( c. 1797–1864 ) , art collector , was the only son ( there was also a daughter ) of Sir Alexander Munro , at one time consul-general in Madrid , and his wife Margaret Penelope Johnstone . |
| 5 | They had got his birth certificate , which confirmed he was the only son of Sydney Marriot Marr , Major , late of the Royal Artillery , and Helen Marie Armitage . |
| 6 | Was the only son in a family of six . |