Example sentences of "[vb base] [conj] [pron] [be] the only " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Does n't the Prime Minister realise that she is the only person in this whole shameful episode that ca n't make the excuse that I was only obeying orders , because she was the person giving the orders — and the orders are tyrannical . ’ |
| 2 | Although I remain strongly opposed to any closer political or economic union with Europe , will my right hon. Friend accept that the leadership that he has shown at the Maastricht conference and his toughness in the negotiations clearly display that he is the only party leader competent to govern this country during the next few years ? |
| 3 | Mortgage companies will usually lend around three times the salary of the main earner plus that of the spouse , but people 's expenses vary and you are the only person who knows exactly what you can afford . |
| 4 | Admittedly , most of those who attend such demonstrations are , as the government has said , self-righteous prigs who mistakenly believe that they are the only ones interested in peace . |
| 5 | In addition to what Nicholas er recounted about my brother , I believe that I am the only minister in the government , possibly the only member of parliament who has ever worked for the Save The Children Fund . |
| 6 | They recognise that they are the only unmarked players on the field and , as such , the key attackers . |
| 7 | The King 's Government has to be carried on and I think that you are the only man who has a chance of doing this successfully . |
| 8 | Never , never , never sort of , never get so carried away with your own position that you think that you are the only source and the fount of all wisdom on , on any particular story . |
| 9 | I think that I am the only hon. Member to have served on two Select Committees on the channel tunnel . |
| 10 | In this they agree with the advocates of the TNCs who continually proclaim that they are the only reliable vehicles for development though , of course , there is a serious disagreement about the nature and likely outcome of the process . |