Example sentences of "but one [prep] [art] [det] " in BNC.
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1 | At pains to point out that ‘ O ’ Level Eng Lit. was the sole exam he had ever failed , Fordham 's continuing interest in these bizarre tutorials — in the face of ribald comment both from his colleagues and mine — was but one of the many facts which confirmed a certain singularity amongst cricketers . |
2 | That letter to Sixsmith was but one of the many dozens he had penned . |
3 | I realize that is an admission of cowardice , but one of the few consolations of approaching middle age is the fact that one no longer objects to having to admit a weakness . |
4 | While we 're on this question , one of the few things that er Theresa did n't say , although perhaps she might have said it when I was n't , I do n't think she did but one of the few things she did n't say is why Freud disapproved of the typical kind of dream book you find in any book shop . |
5 | But one of the few countries he has not designed for is his homeland Hungary . |
6 | The two senses of long in 83a and b , and of heavy in 84a and b stand in a slightly different relation , but one of the same type : |