Example sentences of "[adj] [vb -s] only a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This represents only a small proportion of the structure . |
| 2 | All mountain rescue medical equipment is paid for by government funding , but this represents only a small percentage of our total costs . |
| 3 | Slightly better is to use the test followed by study of the words spelled incorrectly ; but this causes only a marginal improvement . |
| 4 | Although it is sometimes simulated by looking through a peephole , this gives only a crude approximation of the condition . |
| 5 | Even excluding these the following represents only a small sample . |
| 6 | The latter provides only a temporary solution to the problem , particularly as confused elderly patients often try to remove the tube at night . |
| 7 | Using equations ( 1 ) and ( 2 ) with n=3 indicates that P ( d ) was initially low ( 0.2 ) and roughly doubles , whereas v 1 shows only a minor increase ( e ) . f-j , E.p.s.p. showing predominantly an increase in quantal size . |
| 8 | A .22 makes only a small crack . |
| 9 | In the novel , however , Marcel finds that this exploration mostly leads to a dead end , since the conscious effort of remembering , which is after all an effort of mind and will , is something which at best yields only a lifeless image of the past . |