Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [coord] only a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rock is n't the art form of the chattering classes and only a minority of its practitioners have any expertise in elucidating a rigorous conceptual rationale for their work . |
| 2 | The yew contains a mixture of poisonous compounds and only a chemist can extract anything good from it so people should n't eat or drink anything connected with the Yew tree . |
| 3 | In 1688 Townesend married Anne , daughter of Henry Brian , gentleman , of Witney : they had at least eight children but only a son John and a daughter survived their father , the former carrying on the business . |
| 4 | Sometimes forks would appear on the right and knives on the left ‘ sometimes ( Henry always felt this was Maisie 's way of telling people they were not welcome ) two knives or only a spoon . |
| 5 | Indeed , competition may be so fierce that pricing is based on a Contribution basis , that is , covering variable costs and only a proportion of the business ' fixed costs . |