Example sentences of "[pers pn] 're the only [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was in no way intense , and indeed coming from such a figure it could not help but appear a little maternal ; Mrs Hill did not seem to discover anything odd in her own attitude , and would consult Clara 's opinion without any attempts at subterfuge or bravado ; she would defer to Clara 's position in the class by outrageously open remarks such as " Now , Clara , you 're the only girl likely to remember what I said last week " , or " Well , I suppose I 'm wasting my breath on all but Clara Maugham . " |
| 2 | ‘ Well , that 's all right , since you 're the only man I 've ever wanted to be possessed by . |
| 3 | It 's just that he wants to let off steam , and you 're the only person he can lose his temper with . |
| 4 | You 're the only person I can talk to . |
| 5 | If you 're the only person in the world without a Jimi Hendrix compilation , consider Polygram 's ‘ The Ultimate Experience ’ . |
| 6 | You 're the only person we can ask , Liz . |
| 7 | ‘ Talk to her , C.W. You 're the only person she 's ever listened to in the past . ’ |
| 8 | Say they just going for a walk , yeah , and you come across this , say this young kid has been climbing up the trees and hurt his leg , you 're the only person around , so you , you 've got to get help yeah , cos he 's losing a lot of blood , but you 've got to stop his blood same time as you 've got to get help , yeah , so what 's the priority , you just stay |
| 9 | You 're the only person mixed up in this business whom I believe to be on the level . |
| 10 | You 're the only person there wearing the ball gown , you 're the only person there getting their photograph taken a hundred times over |
| 11 | You 're the only person there wearing the ball gown , you 're the only person there getting their photograph taken a hundred times over |
| 12 | But erm you know that 's up to you er you 're the only person who knows that . |
| 13 | But meanwhile I 'm glad you 're the only person who knows anything about all this . |
| 14 | ‘ Jim , ’ he said , ‘ you 're the only person here worth anything . |
| 15 | You 're the only person who can help me . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ You — you 're the only person who — who … ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Why is it that you 're the only person in the entire world who ca n't follow the instructions on a jar of instant coffee ? |
| 18 | If you 've got a situation where you 're the only person around well yes , obviously you 're going to have to do it , and you ca n't , you 're not in a position where you 're able to delegate . |
| 19 | You 're the only person in the country who has n't seen Marathon Man ! |
| 20 | You 're the only dick that has n't heard it |
| 21 | Swap one card with a player of your choice , ah I swap with you cos I do n't think you 're the only fucker that has got one have you ? |
| 22 | You 're the only bloke we have n't got yet Barry . |
| 23 | puzzling , if you 're the only English-speaker |
| 24 | and sharpened up with typical 20th-century cynicism by the American lyricist Stephen Sondheim : I 've got those " God why do n't you love me , oh you do I 'll see you later " blues , That " long as you ignore me , you 're the only thing that matters " feeling , That " if I 'm good enough for you , you 're not good enough " And " thank you for the present but what 's wrong with it ? " stuff . |
| 25 | God knows you 're the only thing in my life to have any meaning since Johnnie died . |
| 26 | ‘ You 're the only teacher now that I have n't seen . ’ |
| 27 | You 're the only brother I have . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ You 're the only Father we 've got now , Paddy , ’ said Michael , breaking the long silence at last . |
| 29 | While they were first with the obituary column — I think we 're the only publication ever to offer a free service . |
| 30 | Of course , this does not mean that we 're the only voice speaking up on behalf of the voluntary sector . |