Example sentences of "only [noun] was [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only damage was a sprained leg . |
| 2 | Stephen paid little attention — he had already dismissed the plans and his only response was a shrug . |
| 3 | The only text was an introductory essay by Beat novelist Jack Kerouac , who wrote : ‘ The crazy feeling in America when the sun is hot on the streets and music comes out of a jukebox or a nearby funeral , that 's what Robert Frank has captured . ’ |
| 4 | My only protection was a battered trilby and an old raincoat that soon admitted defeat . |
| 5 | This week , however , the only progress was the addition of an adjective : the chief Syrian negotiator , Mouaffak Allaf , said Syria was willing to trade ‘ full ’ peace for full Israeli withdrawal . |
| 6 | Their only hope was a university scholarship or exhibition and , though a small number of refugees did find their way into university by this route , it was more common for those who wanted to continue their studies to attend evening classes or sign on for correspondence courses . |
| 7 | They hauled up their Norwegian colours , forbidden by the Germans whose only presence was an armed trawler , pulling away from a jetty and prepared to fight . |
| 8 | The only disappointment was the fuel charges . ’ |
| 9 | Until last year the firm Banyan 's only offering was a native network operating system built upon a customised version of Unix V. 3.2 for Intel Corp iAPX-86 platforms , which hid Unix from the user . |
| 10 | The gas was unlit and the only light was the feeble glow of the coals . |
| 11 | The only light was the crack of light down the side of the door . |
| 12 | The only reply was a guttural grunt . |
| 13 | The only reply was a muffled crunching as Cassowary disposed of a beak-full of berries , leaves and twigs . |
| 14 | His only reply was a grunt . |
| 15 | ‘ You 've got a nerve ! ’ she answered scornfully , but his only reply was a twist of his lips . |
| 16 | Darlington 's only reply was a Mark Butler penalty . |
| 17 | The only reply was the steady hissing of the water . |
| 18 | There was no response , and the only result was a paragraph in the Edinburgh Evening News : |
| 19 | In 1648 he wrote to the Westminster Assembly , criticizing the Presbyterian system it had devised , but the only result was the suspension of his augmentation at Winchester . |
| 20 | The only alternative was a night job . |
| 21 | That is likely to be British-style first-past-the-post rules for both houses of parliament — the system that 82% of voters backed in the referendum , though their only alternative was the existing system . |
| 22 | The only alternative was the Salvation Army . |
| 23 | His only luxury was the purchase of books , which filled his canonical lodgings almost to the point of impenetrability — even the bath contained the files of the Church Quarterly Review — but his library was unsystematic and lacked bibliographical distinction . |
| 24 | Also the only vehicle was a small van suitable for local deliveries , and so goods were despatched each day throughout the world from Carno 's small sub-post office . |
| 25 | The only illumination was the oblong of light that spilled from the open doorway of the TARDIS . |
| 26 | Her only reference was the behaviour of Huntingdon and his set in Acton Bell 's novel — the gambling , the womanizing , the drink , and the meanness of temper such vices induced . |
| 27 | An only child was a rare occurrence . |
| 28 | His only child was an infant daughter but he also had two adult brothers , William and Ademar , who clearly expected to obtain possession of the county and be the guardians of their niece . |
| 29 | The judges ' first meeting was not held until nearly a fortnight after their appointment , and even then the only business was the election of a chairman . |
| 30 | The only difference was a subtle shift in breathing . |