Example sentences of "[adj] and only a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | By 1896 La Chapelle was receiving more than a million tonnes , but by now the bulk of it was French and only a small proportion Belgian , testimony to the industrialization that had taken place in the wake of the railways . |
2 | Each on its own seemed admirable and only a small addition to the government 's total expenditure . |
3 | The answer may be one or both of these and only a careful rescue package can avert a total disaster . |
4 | The reasons why the lower socio-economic groups make less use of the education and health services are complex and only a brief comment can be presented here . |
5 | To swim a distance of 3.1 kilometres in five hours , with a solid roof and no air space above you , visibility often zero and only a thin nylon line to follow , must be most people 's idea of the worst dive in the world … |
6 | In this state the polymer exhibits several unique properties which are dealt with in chapter 14 and only a brief description of the chain behaviour in this region is given here . |
7 | This type of award is , however , highly competitive and only a limited number of candidates will be successful . |
8 | Despite its classification as an A road , it is relatively quiet and only an occasional car will disturb a walker 's appreciation of the scenery . |