Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [conj] only [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | The following four German folktales relating to this theme , as collected by the Grimm brothers in the nineteenth century , are typical but only a fraction of the many variants known . |
2 | The fact that this extra testing can produce extra diagnoses implies that a proportion of those cases diagnosed as NGU would turn out to be trichomonal if only the organism were adequately looked for . |
3 | Benefits were low because only a minute proportion of copulations result in a reared cub in the next generation ( Journal of Zoology , vol 177 , p 463 ) . |
4 | Modern harbourside developments are increasingly popular.At Admiral 's Quay in Falmouth , part of the old waterfront , six flats and four houses in Phase I are new and only a minute 's walk from the town . |
5 | This is acceptable when only the family are around , but when we have guests , embarrassing situations can arise . |
6 | It is false that only a person in authority is an authority . |
7 | The plenum , in the event , made little influence upon the continuing discussion , and by the early 1990s it was clear that only a reconsideration of the very bases of Soviet statehood would be likely to satisfy the aspirations of the various republics and nationalities . |