Example sentences of "[vb base] [pers pn] be the only [noun] " 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 | Jaguar 's appearance and condition belie her age and we believe she is the only Swan 65 sloop in the market . |
9 | ‘ 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 . |
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 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 . |
12 | 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 . |
13 | " I find it is the only thing which will keep the cafard at bay when I 'm alone . |
14 | It 's er I mean it 's the only thing to do is n't it ? |
15 | 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 . ’ |
16 | I think I 'm the only representative here , and apologies from the Director and the Chair of the Scottish Council of Voluntary Organisations . |
17 | While they were first with the obituary column — I think we 're the only publication ever to offer a free service . |
18 | I think we were the only house in the village which had no damage whatsoever . ’ |
19 | 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 |
20 | Well I think they 're the only people who |
21 | He di , he 's , I think he 's the only person who never moved out of the same place . |
22 | I think we should support Maastricht , I think it 's the only way forward . |
23 | 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 . |
24 | See they 're the only teeth Tony 's got left . |