(Surprisingly, this was the only instance of that theme).
"That's the only instance of anything like that I've had in all my years here".
Chappell's stinging was not the only instance of pain on the course Friday.
"Manoj Prabakhar bowling off breaks isn't the only instance of a fast bowler doing that," says Jack Howes.
As it turns out, "Animal Farm" was not the only instance of the C.I.A.'s dabbling in Hollywood.
Nor is Joyce Carol Oates's Post interview the only instance of a writer complaining about interviews through interviewing herself.
Charles Jaco, the interviewer, pointed out that the only instance of fraud ever documented in Missouri had occurred in 1936.
But 'Hallelujah' isn't the only instance of pop turning to other forms for a dose of gravitas.
Dix's "War" etchings are not the only instance of a wall of images bearing down on you.
The only instance of a sort of semi-nonsense in the book comes when The Rhinoceros said: 'Puffickly preposserous!'" – a mispronunciation of "Perfectly preposterous".
As it is, the only instance of wit is provided by the opening disclaimer reminding us that any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
