Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] be the only [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They say it 's the only way to save nearly forty jobs . |
| 2 | But others say it 's the only way to avoid accusations of a whitewash . |
| 3 | Student leaders say it 's the only way they can fight for their rights . |
| 4 | Shock tactics.Parents of drink-drive victim say it 's the only way . |
| 5 | By ordering the fourth Trident submarine , the Conservatives show they are the only party to be trusted with defending Britain . |
| 6 | As you know it 's the only thing that brings Gesner to heel . |
| 7 | So , I reckon I 'm the only chance the guy 's got of comin' outa this mess alive . |
| 8 | ‘ 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | " I find it is the only thing which will keep the cafard at bay when I 'm alone . |
| 12 | It 's er I mean it 's the only thing to do is n't it ? |
| 13 | 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 . ’ |
| 14 | I think I 'm the only representative here , and apologies from the Director and the Chair of the Scottish Council of Voluntary Organisations . |
| 15 | While they were first with the obituary column — I think we 're the only publication ever to offer a free service . |
| 16 | I think we were the only house in the village which had no damage whatsoever . ’ |
| 17 | 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 |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | He di , he 's , I think he 's the only person who never moved out of the same place . |
| 20 | I think we should support Maastricht , I think it 's the only way forward . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | As a result , Dave Phillips , Stan Stanners and Cheese are off Foundation , and Todd Swank himself is the only vert skater left : ultimately nine or so people [ who rode vert ] got chucked off . |