Example sentences of "[adj] [adj] [noun sg] [conj] only a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is appalling to hear a doctor describe , with the detailed anatomical knowledge that only a doctor can have , exactly what happened to his poor body when he was tortured ceaselessly , unendingly , with just short gaps to let him regain consciousness , for weeks on end . |
| 2 | Although some of these issues went beyond the main remit of his Inquiry , he drew the conclusion from this basic finding that only a national government-led initiative to deal with problems of policing , unemployment , poor housing , and racial disadvantage could get to the roots of the unrest . |
| 3 | And the more obvious it is that I 'm the best , the more convinced they are that under the surface , in some subtler way that only a more discriminating critic would appreciate , they are … |
| 4 | But this was such specialized work that only a lucky few got it , none of them women . |
| 5 | Only ten per cent of the items in the Hatfields store were made from the tropical hard wood and only a minute proportion of those goods were made from solid mahogany . |
| 6 | Middlesbrough battled every inch of the way to gain a creditable 0–0 draw and only a second leg at Old Trafford now lies between Middlesbrough and their second Wembley Cup Final in two years . |
| 7 | There was a certain warmth and cosiness in this great dilapidated old house that only a gentle soul could create . |
| 8 | For the kind of squeaky clean sound that only a solid state amp can produce , the S80 's Normal channel takes some beating . |