Example sentences of "[adv] only [verb] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The living-room has a lived-in feel about it and the parlour , so immaculately tidy was so obviously only used for special occasions . |
| 2 | For the first time a non-aligned state provided not only support for Soviet warships on a commercial basis but did so without in the process tarnishing its non-aligned credentials . |
| 3 | This means not only looking for good practice in the present but also looking for indicators for the future . |
| 4 | They can not only compensate for declining liquor sales , but can even arrest and reverse that trend . |
| 5 | Ideally the initial investigation should be total colonoscopy as this will not only examine for malignant lesions but offers an opportunity to assess the mucosa for angiodysplasia . |
| 6 | Blood is not only used for straightforward transfusions , products extracted from blood have a whole number of uses — from the treatment of burns to the prevention of infection . |
| 7 | This is compounded when it ‘ not only exists for private consumption , but is publicly displayed … [ or ] forced on the attentions of those who have not even volunteered to be voyeurs ’ ( para 7.7 ) . |
| 8 | 2 clubs that were not only fighting for European places , but are good enough to win the league , but we obviously need a few slip ups at Old trafford . |
| 9 | The collective community charge is paid by landlords of some properties where people normally only stay for short periods . |
| 10 | Each new barrel costs £1.50 ; they are normally only used for one race and there are 50 barrels on a raft . |
| 11 | Although technically possible on magnetic tape , logarithmic searches are too slow to be economic , so they are normally only considered for direct access devices . |
| 12 | A number of our highly successful programmes currently only run for twenty weeks a year , such as ‘ In Business ’ and ‘ Europhile ’ — and we will now expand their run for the entire year . |