Example sentences of "found the only [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The canoe of Edwards and Mangnall — 200 miles to the west of the Commander — found the only way to escape the playful attentions of porpoises was to stop paddling .
2 They were taken aboard the fishing boat , and they found the only word they had in common with the fishermen was Koepang .
3 Donald was surrounded , almost , but he found the only gap and secured the points for Warwickshire .
4 When we got out of the car , we found the only sound came from the chirping crickets .
5 Jagged blue lightning stabbed through one of the ragged gaps and found the only thing in the office block that was moving .
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