Example sentences of "only thing in the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The joke is , ’ said Nicol , crying into his pint , ‘ it was the only thing in the pub which cost me nothing . |
| 2 | The only thing in the way is the fact that all nuclei are electrically charged and ‘ like charges repel ’ : this repulsion makes it difficult to force those nuclei together . |
| 3 | It really appears to me that almost the only thing in the world which other men do but which Frenchmen can not , is the making of drains and sewers . |
| 4 | Jagged blue lightning stabbed through one of the ragged gaps and found the only thing in the office block that was moving . |
| 5 | Frequently the plan of a few words may be the first thing that comes into a student 's head or more ominously the only thing in the student 's head ! |