Example sentences of "[verb] [subord] only " in BNC.
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| 1 | A place is private and this offence can not be committed where only a minority group of the public are admitted . |
| 2 | So the exact er nature of this balance and how waters between contact with the atmosphere are being mixed into the deep sea , cos remember this equilibrium can only be occurring in surface waters cos only they are in contact with the gas phase how that turnover of deep water 's occurring affects just how much capacity we 've got for absorbing C O two in the oceans and therefore mitigating the greenhouse effect . |
| 3 | These numbers are also relevant for attempts to solve Fermat 's Conjecture ( se Section 3.5 ) and indeed the FC would be solved if only the uniqueness of factorisation theorem valid for numbers of the form a + pb and a + ib extended to them . |
| 4 | A stop at Rapperswil is recommended if only to sample the restaurants serving fresh caught lake fish cooked in a variety of local recipes . |
| 5 | Well you want if only in that , if I can play it back . |
| 6 | ‘ Similarly , if a woman has a child 's high voice and is arguing with a child , the child will always win because only the child 's voice is natural . |
| 7 | Now , imply that there is no stretch , as would be expected because only a pure rotation of axes has been involved . |
| 8 | Soft cuttings may root after only a few weeks , so pot individual cuttings as soon as you see new young leaves or white roots at the base of containers . |
| 9 | After a shaky start full back Nick Pickering got himself booked after only 42 seconds for chopping down Worrall Sterling Quakers restricted Posh to three first half chances , even though the promotion chasers enjoyed most possession . |
| 10 | By experimenting with the duration of incubation they found that fusion occurred after only a few hours , and that viable hybrids could be grown in a liquid culture medium containing glucose , monosodium glutamate , a mixture of vitamins , sodium chloride and extracts of Raphanus brassica ( common mustard ) . |
| 11 | The adult size of the fish was reported as only being 4cm for the male and 5.5cm for the female . |
| 12 | Taking these two elements together then , pay differentials are considered as only proper because someone with better qualifications and a longer service record may be expected to contribute more to the company . |
| 13 | The basis was no longer to be the palace scaled down , but the cottage extended : ‘ In this view of a villa , the dwelling is to be considered as only an amplification of the cottage . ’ |
| 14 | She freely admitted although only to herself that this was because Maxim would be there . |
| 15 | He believed if only his parents had given him more confidence and the right backing , he would have made a very good male model . |
| 16 | One or two offered sympathy and would have taken her along with them , but she stayed on with her head bowed until only Sarah and the fair-haired man were left . |
| 17 | Levels of 1 PPM were unlikely to be exceeded if only one embalment is performed daily , but many embalmers , of course , regularly perform more than one procedure per day , in which case the current ( U.S. ) standard could very well be exceeded . |
| 18 | After his death Ralph especially realised what Piggy could have done if only he had been listened to . |
| 19 | Frankly there just is n't the money to go around , and kids are being made to suffer for long periods of time er for operations which really could be done if only they had the money . |
| 20 | Other people 's perceptions of us are there to be collected if only we can pluck up the courage to ask for them . |
| 21 | ‘ The things I could do if only I had oodles of cash , ’ she added with an intense longing . |
| 22 | However , something must be said if only briefly about Lawton 's other headings . |
| 23 | Of the Irish contingent , The Committee on recent form stands out but if Cahervillahow were to recapture if only fleetingly the form of two years ago you need look no further for the winner . |
| 24 | You 've got it made if only you 'd realise it . ’ |
| 25 | Normal tissue paper , like most paper , contains acid which encourages fading and decay , including the gradual yellowing of white fabrics , a process which may be seen after only a few years . |
| 26 | It can be seen after only one match the value of scoring tries against scoring penalties or drop-goals . |
| 27 | Midfielder John van den Brom scored after only two minutes but the Netherlands needed a 29th-minute own goal from San Marino defender Claudio Canti to take a 2-0 half-time lead . |
| 28 | Density slicing is normally applied when only a single-band image of an area is available . |
| 29 | Not only is it a move into a realm where the distinction between life and death seems , as in ‘ The Hollow Men ’ , to have broken down , it is also a crossing to the world of the ‘ cannibal isle ’ which is revealed as only another version of the life left behind , and where the realization that ‘ Life is very long ’ is not escaped from , but reinforced . |
| 30 | Because the nation is seen as only partially liberated , and particularly by the membership of the largest party Fianna Fáil , the animus of the national-popular consciousness is focused on this issue , to the detriment of class-based politics . |