Example sentences of "[adv] only [verb] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Public-sector contracts anyway only account for a small proportion of Olivetti 's sales , says Mr De Benedetti .
2 Today a fibre-rich diet , often including bran , is not only advocated as a preventative measure : it is also widely used in the treatment of this disease .
3 This exploratory and performance-based approach will not only lead to a deeper understanding of the text in question ( a dramatic exploration of a speech in Shakespeare , for instance , will show how the placing of different emphases can alter fundamentally one 's interpretation of character or meaning ) , but will also lead to an understanding of the play as theatre .
4 You must realise that the King not only fell from a great height but the sea pounded his body to and fro against the rocks . ’
5 Suddenly a new perspective began to open before the young Prince ; he could not only dream of a Bonapartist cause , he could himself become the representative of that cause .
6 The individual not only operates in a social context but also is determined , to the extent that she is a social being , by that context .
7 Deviation from such norms and mores will not only result in a social storm around both the adult and child concerned but may interfere with the child 's normal development according to normal modes of life and upbringing — in other words may affect libidinal development as this must be expected in our culture .
8 ‘ The French , on the other hand , not only insist on a wide variety of fresh produce but demand that their chestnuts come from the Auvergne , their snails from Clermont , their frogs from Aurillac , capons from the Bresse , mutton from the Berry , asparagus from Lavris … . ’
9 Thus , the MSc in Education is not only seen as a regular part of the national system of educational in-service education in Scotland , but it has a strong international appeal .
10 The climax to this ludicrous campaign from the Dark Ages came in 1953 with the tour of Europe by McCarthy 's two young assistants , Mr Cohn and Mr Schine , who not only sounded like a bad vaudeville act but performed like one .
11 These traces not only witness to a sad history , but also hint of glorious possibilities .
12 The Bramsche Massif is not only characterised by a striking coalification maximum but also by pronounced geophysical anomalies , namely maxima of gravity and magnetic intensity ( Stadler and R. Teichmüller 1971 ) .
13 We must not only abide by a precise form , but also build up the right waves of emotion to give it full human significance .
14 Their heroes reflect their psychological needs ; disappointed by the weak father , they not only look for a strong one but try to identify with men who fulfil at the same time infantile and sadistic fantasies , such as Che Guevara or Mao Tsetung …
15 Brutus says that if Caesar is crowned he will not only turn into a dangerous animal , but it will allow him to harm the public .
16 Thus Senghor was able to build a political regime which was not only founded on a democratic tradition two generations old , but also had to accommodate a major countervailing influence to that of the state in the form of the Brotherhood .
17 The Commission and the European Parliament have conducted regular opinion polls over many years to monitor the development of such an identity , but it is still only felt by a small minority of Europeans .
18 Of course , the truth about how he has done it will probably only emerge in a ghosted autobiography that will cost some newspaper a king 's ransom .
19 Theory is no substitute for practical experience and this experience is often only bought at a high price .
20 Alongees are now only made by a few manufacturers .
21 At a photo-session violinist Nigel Kennedy would initially only pose with a one-stringed acoustic guitar .
22 Many extremely interesting publications on art currently only exist as a one-off draft .
23 Those with faith are those who can ‘ see ’ , and who may therefore only engage in a limited dialogue with the ‘ blind ’ .
24 Specifically , Sartre creates a single history by excluding all histories except that of the West ; his history as totalization can therefore only work through a determined ethnocentricity .
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