Example sentences of "[be] only [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus individuals are only presented with a limited choice of tenure and , according to the Nationwide Building Society |
| 2 | Such statements are only made after a considerable expenditure of time and effort by both the company and its auditors . |
| 3 | To an extent , the questionnaire approach can be sterile and impersonal , but questions are only included after a good deal of face to face discussion . |
| 4 | The company 's hotels are run as autonomous units , and their operations are only co-ordinated to a limited extent . |
| 5 | So you 're only left with a thousand so |
| 6 | At first they were only fitted with a route-letter box on the front while the side indicator box contained such interesting displays as : STOPPING CAR TO BISPHAM , ALL STATIONS TO BLACKPOOL and SPECIAL TO FLEETWOOD . |
| 7 | Most of the houses in the village were quite large , with shutters which were only opened for a few hours in the mornings ; if there was a breeze long lace curtains could be seen gently moving . |
| 8 | For the rest of the decade the working classes were only depicted in a small number of undistinguished films which celebrated or exploited the skills of particular groups of workers . |
| 9 | As for the famous stinging tail , it 's only used as a last resort . |
| 10 | The HDS/SecureWare offering is only accredited as a single-user CMW . |
| 11 | Most jobs can be shared , so do n't be put off if the job you want is only advertised as a full-time one . |
| 12 | According to Sartre , history is only born from a sudden imbalance of scarcity which disrupts all levels of society and initiates conflict and therefore progression . |
| 13 | He is probably also right when he says that he is only seen as a Spanish artist because his interest lies in Spanish art , instead of in French art ‘ like everyone else' : in other words , within the accepted categories there is no room for a Mexican who is interested in Spanish art . ' |
| 14 | In addition , the copyright monopoly is only given for a certain period of time ( eg in the UK , 50 years from the end of the year in which the author dies ) , but databases are usually continuously updated with new information , therefore does the protection period keep changing ? |
| 15 | And the car tax itself is only raised by a paltry £10 . ’ |
| 16 | Bates is intense as the lonely homosexual whose obsessive selfless love is only reciprocated by a dumb animal . |
| 17 | The estate youth centre is only run on a part-time basis . |
| 18 | ( 6.5 ) unc provided x is free in no unc ( 6.6 ) unc provided x is free in no unc Note that it is possible to deal with cases where x is only declared in a few of the |
| 19 | If a giant cuts off somebody 's head , the spectacle is only realised as a striking and funny denouement … |
| 20 | The literature included here is only intended as a preliminary guide . |
| 21 | The explanation below is only intended as a brief reference guide . |
| 22 | This policy booklet is only produced with a comprehensive wording , reduction in cover is driven by the wording in the ‘ Your insurance cover ’ section of the schedule . |
| 23 | This fountain , perhaps of ‘ the milk of Paradise ’ , is only produced with a vast effort : the process of creation is very difficult . |
| 24 | A similarly failed road , at least to the west of Bicester , is the Roman Akeman Street which is only used as a modern road in short sections . |
| 25 | For products that are expensive and only used sporadically an unattractive product may be chosen if it has an exceptional performance as its handling characteristics will ensure that it is only used as a last resort and not used casually when other cheaper products would suffice . |
| 26 | The plain infinitive ( without to ) is only used in a verbal , never in a nominal function . |
| 27 | It is only permitted as a private belief , so any kind of witnessing is dangerous . |
| 28 | The second ultrastructural pattern of H pylori , which is only associated with a damaged epithelium , seems related to the absence of a sufficient exogenous source of energy when a longstanding bacterial infection has depleted the local resources . |
| 29 | At its strongest , sexuality within holy matrimony was only justified as a necessary part of reproduction . |
| 30 | The use of small suffix letters after the fleet numbers of the cars from municipal fleets , was only regarded as a temporary measure and it was decided to renumber them , either in gaps in the L.C.C . |