Example sentences of "only [noun sg] [pers pn] [verb] got " in BNC.
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| 1 | I know it 's not exactly fashionable at the moment , but it 's the only hope we 've got . ’ |
| 2 | The only hope we 've got is to split up and leave the quarry in little groups , once we get back . |
| 3 | Now they want an empire , and they drove eight hundred thousand people , farmers , small farmers , out of their rightful land , languishing in the Jordan valley in the Dead Sea area , which is one of the hottest places on earth ; I 've been there and lived there , with no hope of getting back , and the only hope they 've got is driving Israel out of their occupied countries . |
| 4 | That 's the only prick I 've got . ’ |
| 5 | But in the short-term AS-levels are the only instrument we 've got for change . ’ |
| 6 | It 's the only transport we 've got , and I do n't want a breakdown . |
| 7 | " Eddie , is this the only room you 've got ? " |
| 8 | ‘ Could be , but it 's the only lead we 've got . ’ |
| 9 | He is the only lead I 've got . |
| 10 | That 's the only point I 've got . |
| 11 | Says Andrew : ‘ The only place I have got turn is my sister , whose nearly 18 . |
| 12 | ‘ And it 's the only day I 've got . |
| 13 | That 's the only tie I 've got , I think of his . |
| 14 | The only chance I 'd got of staying on , er , a couple of people do n't know this , it 's quite vital sometimes to become what they call an alderman . |
| 15 | ‘ The only chance you 've got , it says here , is to run towards it waving your arms and shouting . ’ |
| 16 | Let's get Labour in , let's get our motion starting to work , let's keep the Labour Party trade union link , it 's our only friend we 've got in Parliament . |
| 17 | And believe me , Cameron , I 'm the only friend you 've got in here . ’ |
| 18 | The only person you 've got a right to change is yourself . |
| 19 | The only fing we 've got ta decide is , who 's gon na come wiv me on Sunday evenin' fer the pay out . |
| 20 | ‘ You 're the only Father we 've got now , Paddy , ’ said Michael , breaking the long silence at last . |
| 21 | I mean he 's , he 's the only kid we 've got , and he 's been |
| 22 | Well see it 's , it 's , it 's the only choice we 've got but see , see the thing is no one 's gon na know where we are . |
| 23 | Your signal is the only voice you 've got , apart from the horn , is the only voice you 've got at telling them what you intend to do . |
| 24 | Your signal is the only voice you 've got , apart from the horn , is the only voice you 've got at telling them what you intend to do . |
| 25 | Is that the only daughter you 've got ? |
| 26 | And that 's the only sweatshirt I 've got ! |
| 27 | The only reason we 've got several phones is that we , because if you do n't , you do n't hear them |
| 28 | And you know the only reason you 've got a hang over and you know there is n't really any body else to blame but yourself , but that makes you want to look for a scape-goat , but the kid . |
| 29 | ‘ The only line we 've got is through Mordecai , ’ said Nikos . |
| 30 | They ca n't be enjoying their football down there at the moment if that 's the only thing they 've got to moan about . |