Example sentences of "[verb] [pn reflx] [prep] the only [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Describing himself as the only bishop born , ordained , and consecrated in Scotland , Ewing nonetheless found a solution to the troubles of the Episcopal Church in its future alignment with , or incorporation into , the Church of England . |
| 2 | Lucien settled himself upon the only piece of furniture — a bench — and leaned back against the wall . |
| 3 | He imagines himself as the only adult in a large field of rye , standing by the edge of a cliff . |
| 4 | Franco , however , would not delegate because he saw himself as the only person capable of carrying out the mission of maintaining a united Spain . |
| 5 | He saw himself as the only point of free will in the landscape before him , and if he could move his body with a purpose , then his mind would shake off the slough of misery and clear for action . |
| 6 | The Communists saw themselves as the only alternative to the Labour , Liberal and Conservative Parties . |
| 7 | primitive people regarded themselves as the only humans . |