Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb base] [pron] [be] the only " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's er I mean it 's the only thing to do is n't it ? |
| 2 | I mean it was the only one with a with its own kitchen . |
| 3 | ‘ I imagine you 're the only serious candidate . |
| 4 | So , I reckon I 'm the only chance the guy 's got of comin' outa this mess alive . |
| 5 | I understand it 's the only way in which these letters are arranged in the anglosaxon language and is often used as an example of such . |
| 6 | ‘ I believe we 're the only ones left , ’ said Jed as they stopped at East Acton , a rather dark little station that looked as if it might be out in the country . |
| 7 | I am extremely playful in that sense and I believe it 's the only form of fun possible in a world which is n't always much fun . |
| 8 | " I find it is the only thing which will keep the cafard at bay when I 'm alone . |
| 9 | I suppose you 're the only one in the Marlowe family who 'll ever attain that status — ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I liked him ’ , one daughter summed up a grandfather who had been orphaned in the Irish potato famine : ‘ he was an old man , and I was only nine when he died , but as our father was at the [ First World ] War , I suppose he was the only man in the house . |
| 11 | I suppose I was the only one dawdling to look at her instead of going by as if she did n't exist . |
| 12 | I bet she 's the only one in the whole class doing it . |
| 13 | Well I think they 're the only people who |
| 14 | While they were first with the obituary column — I think we 're the only publication ever to offer a free service . |
| 15 | I think we were the only house in the village which had no damage whatsoever . ’ |
| 16 | because , well I get paid off when the receivers come in , I was about three month out before I got sent back for and er the starting wage was , I think we actually got a wee rise , I think we were the only section that |
| 17 | They see the child as basically a , a little animal , a wild animal , who has to be tamed , and er , disciplined and controlled by er , various means , and er , this is the , I think the view of the child that was more popular in British education , at least traditional education , which erm , for the public schools of Eton , which in this country was based on er , on er brutality , I think there 's the only word you can call it . |
| 18 | He di , he 's , I think he 's the only person who never moved out of the same place . |
| 19 | And then has a glass , I mean , the number of times he , I mean I think he 's the only one who drinks milk by the glassful ! |
| 20 | I think you were the only one that recognised that . |
| 21 | I think I am the only one who has n't had to pay any fines for not missing a tournament . |
| 22 | He once began a memorable contribution to a debate on the 1981 riots in Brixton with the words , ‘ My Lords , I think I am the only member who has spoken today who has had agricultural estates in Jamaica . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ As far as this part of the city is concerned , ’ Maidstone went on after the drinks had arrived , ‘ I think I 'm the only resident Englishman . ’ |
| 24 | I think I 'm the only representative here , and apologies from the Director and the Chair of the Scottish Council of Voluntary Organisations . |
| 25 | I think we should support Maastricht , I think it 's the only way forward . |
| 26 | As you know it 's the only thing that brings Gesner to heel . |
| 27 | Jaguar 's appearance and condition belie her age and we believe she is the only Swan 65 sloop in the market . |
| 28 | We think it 's the only way we can actually show the seriousness with which we believe we are being criminalised and persecuted , and in order to draw public attention to the need to change these laws . |
| 29 | They say it 's the only way to save nearly forty jobs . |