Example sentences of "[noun sg] be the only " in BNC.
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| 1 | The board are the only ones who can resolve that . |
| 2 | Rubus corylifolia , Rosa tomentosa , Lonicera periclymaenum and Hedera helix are the only shrubs worth mentioning . |
| 3 | well it 's Today the Mail and the Guardian are the only ones that put anything other than the Party line |
| 4 | Hearts have not won any of their last six matches against back-markers Airdrie and the Lanarkshire side are the only Scottish club to beat Hearts home and away this season . |
| 5 | BELFAST Rowing Club are the only Ulster club travelling to Limerick Regatta at O'Brien 's Bridge with their Seniors , Novices and Womens ' crews all competing . |
| 6 | Lapse Theory can be invoked to explain all the results described above , but it remains unclear whether the lapses in attention induced by lowered arousal are the only important symptoms of sleep loss . |
| 7 | ‘ User agreement or a clear statutory mandate are the only bases of partnership-based intervention . |
| 8 | Sometimes , court action is the only alternative if agreement or a clear statutory mandate are the only bases of partnership-based intervention . |
| 9 | They may in practice be the only things that do . |
| 10 | Luckily , his companions rallied round to beat these oiks back into cringing servitude — the cudgel being the only language such types understand . |
| 11 | The bathroom and the lavatory were the only places where I could be myself and on my Own . |
| 12 | Treason and murder were the only capital crimes after the assumption of British control in 1796 , but the death sentence continued to be imposed in Britain for less serious offences until around 1830 . |
| 13 | The Royal Air Force were the only experts ; hence the little RAF instructor . |
| 14 | At a windsurfing school the environment is carefully chosen to be safe and suitable for quick progress , with the wind being the only variable . |
| 15 | But , apart from the sound of their own slightly laboured breathing as they toiled steadily uphill , the chattering of birds and the rustlings of small animals in the undergrowth were the only sounds they heard for the rest of the day . |
| 16 | Her short hair and weight loss were the only clues to her ordeal . |
| 17 | Dysphagia and weight loss were the only symptoms found significantly more frequently in patients at stage IV compared with patients at stages II or III . |
| 18 | It has also been held that where the right which the applicant seeks to protect by action in a court was created by the same statute as provided the ( alternative ) remedy for its protection , the statutory remedy is the only one available . |
| 19 | The British Deaf and Dumb Association is the only body which directly represents the adult deaf and dumb and is controlled by them . |
| 20 | To keep them in my sights , I would have to hitch a lift on something shiny — Riva 's wedding ring is the only thing I can think of that might work . |
| 21 | If you really must use a spreadsheet as a database , then SuperCalc than a typical Windows spreadsheet , speed is the only advantage if your hardware is a little on the light side . |
| 22 | It can only lead to the suspicion that there are dangerous men on both sides who believe violence is the only way forward . |
| 23 | No the situation was getting worse and the only way that they we er that it was gon na be made better was by violence and , cos the violence is the only way |
| 24 | The lack of syncromesh on second gear is the only significant difference . |
| 25 | ‘ Spock is the only other credible choice and as he has no discernible personality , it has to be Kirk . |
| 26 | The vicarage is the only house not owned by the estate . |
| 27 | The massive violation of human rights around the world — some 90 countries are believed to practice torture — means that escape and exile is the only hope for many survivors of that oppression . |
| 28 | The colt is the only horse to have beaten the flying Arazi and is a stablemate of Tertian , the 6–1 favourite for the 2,000 Guineas on May 2 . |
| 29 | To doctors , cremation is the only ‘ hygienic treatment ’ of corpses which they fully approve . |
| 30 | ‘ Our programme is the only one that can get the country as a whole out of its crisis , ’ he argues . |