Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [not/n't] been the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a result , Earl Robert had not been the only valuable prisoner taken , a fact that obviously rankled with Matilda . |
| 2 | Weir has not been the only Scottish success story to report this week . |
| 3 | MARTIN EDWARDS has not been the only man in Manchester trying to sell something of a sporting nature . |
| 4 | At the snowbound alpine inn of Kleine Scheidegg , Kartoffel had not been the only climber to get a taste of the good frau 's favours . |
| 5 | Vanessa had n't been the first woman to indulge his taste in hand-made shirts and silk waistcoats , nor would she be the last . |
| 6 | Crawford had not been the first choice to play Feste , until Colin Graham — who directed him in Benjamin Britten productions was brought in . |
| 7 | Naylor Massingham had not been the easiest of people to deal with when he 'd been in her home ; how would she fare now that she was , so to speak , on his territory ? |