Example sentences of "[noun sg] only give " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unfortunately , the password only gives protection from within the DOSShell , files and programs can still be accessed from the DOS prompt . |
| 2 | BOBBY GOULDING is no saint — but I 'm glad the disciplinary committee only gave him two matches last night after his trial by TV . |
| 3 | The act only gives the powers to enable new dwellings to be fitted with adequate means of smoke detection ; it does not give any technical provisions about the necessary standards that will be required . |
| 4 | Measurements of the Doppler shift at periastron and apastron only give the line of sight components of vp and va . |
| 5 | Fokine 's Harlequin only gives a glimpse of his abilities . |
| 6 | The perfect answer to all the music press critics : the massed armies of the anti-Morrissey brigade and yours truly ( who bought the record only to give it away a week later after feeling let down ) , came by way of the fans . |
| 7 | The court only gives leave to serve interrogatories if necessary for disposing fairly of the action , or for saving costs , and before giving leave will consider whether particulars , admissions , or production of documents have been offered ( RSC Ord 26 , r 1(3) ) . |
| 8 | This paper only gives erm an , what is called an integrated pollution inspectorate , now unfortunately with those sort of central inspectorates is that after the public 's attention has drifted on , they tend to be erm , they tend to dwindle in numbers , as we 've seen with the present pollution inspectorate . |
| 9 | I find it quite ghastly being at home and not working — I LONG to get a job , and meantime , YOUR FATHER and I must be careful about money as the State only gives me £40 a week for everything including local tax ( POLL TAX ) , heating , food , gas , electricity and phone and so on . |
| 10 | It is often sufficient to break the homophony in one voice only to give this added touch of interest . |
| 11 | Maybe he just did n't think when they showed him it , that it was n't the right one cos I suppose if you 've seen them every day you do n't , it does n't register it 's just the fact that of course your dad only gave him the price of the blue and white |
| 12 | The work ends with a more elaborate finale : two five-part stanzas ( see Ex. 79 ) sung and danced by the whole chorus ; an aria a 3 sung by three women ‘ without dancing ’ ; a short instrumental ritornello ( melody and bass only given ) ‘ repeated several times and danced by two soloists of the chorus ’ ; two more stanzas of Ex. 79 ; another stanza of the aria but this time sung by three tenors ; and a final pair of stanzas of Ex. 79 . |
| 13 | Jackson agreed , saying that a regulation only gave the illusion of application and that a directive ‘ gives national flexibility which is very necessary ’ . |