Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] only [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Act is perhaps not so clear where only the claimant with a possessory title is before the court , for example , because the true owner does not appear or can not be found . |
| 2 | ‘ When we came to leave the Lamb that afternoon , Mr Barnett , we were all in similar states of intoxication , but Jack had become as maudlin as only an Irishman in liquor can . |
| 3 | According to Ockleton , he had become ‘ as maudlin as only an Irishman in liquor can . ’ |
| 4 | The driver could n't find him at first as only the top of his helmet was visible . |
| 5 | There was certainly no repeat of the violent confrontations which marred the last Springboks ' tour in 1970 as only a group of about 70 chanting protesters stood outside the ground . |
| 6 | And then , when I put the phone down again , it resumes its full natural flow , inside my head instead of outside , as perfectly articulate and well-modulated as only a voice inside one 's head has a chance to be . |