Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [conj] only [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Independent Liability ’ — This is the maximum payable under a policy in the event of there being more than one policy in force covering the subject matter of the claim but where neither policy is more specific , i.e. the amount which would have been payable if only one policy had been in force . |
| 2 | All these may be particularly vexed in the residential home or school for the disabled , where sexual needs can be such that only physical assistance in one way or another can meet them . |
| 3 | No one can be surprised that only one writ in a hundred comes to trial . |
| 4 | Insofar as our interest is in the market process and its competitive character , we should no more be surprised that only one producer is making a product at a particular time than that of many producers of a particular product one is charging a price which no other producer is asking . |
| 5 | It 's ironical that only last week the National Association of Private Residential Homes were saying that they will be going bust as a result of inadequate funding . |
| 6 | In vivo , however , it is likely that only posterior mesenchyme is exposed . |
| 7 | It is obvious that only personal documentation at the time could make it possible for these three politicians to write anything with accuracy from 20 years after the events had taken place . |
| 8 | It is extraordinary that only last week the Leader of the Opposition confirmed that the Labour party is still wedded to bodies such as the national enterprise board , despite the fact that , of the 102 companies in which that body invested , about 35 went bust , 38 were sold at a loss and only the remainder managed even to return taxpayers ' money . |
| 9 | When reinstalled , reversing the flow will give an undergravel system that will remain active for years because the water is pre-filtered and only clear water passes through the gravel where nitrifying bacteria break down the ammonia and nitrites . |
| 10 | Awa is adamant that only international action and solidarity can help uproot this deep seated problem . |
| 11 | Although he put the poem to one side it still continued to worry him , and in October he explained to Mary Hutchinson that the contemporary situation was such that only good work was appropriate ; bad writing , after all , would seem even more trivial or superfluous . |
| 12 | ‘ You 'd say it was incredible if only one airline operated from Newcastle Airport , so why should British Rail have a monopoly . |
| 13 | However , this study was open and only two urine collections were used to assess albumin excretion at baseline and after 12 months . |