11.   He felt he had taken his only child like a lamb to the slaughter.

12.   He was an only child whose parents had had an unhappy Marriage, with rows and infidelities.

13.   His wife has never been active in the business and his only child has entered another profession.

14.   I was brought up by adoptive parents as an only child.

15.   I was horrified especially by the daughter, who appeared to be an only child.

16.   Ianthe was the only child of elderly parents, who seemed to be a whole generation removed from those of her contemporaries.

17.   It was simple this way, to be the single parent of an only child.

18.   Ixora was his only child, the light of his life.

19.   James was absolutely terrified of losing his only child.

20.   Maman had given the impression she was an only child, she thought, but was that the truth?