Example sentences of "only [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From the outset however they set themselves the objectives , not only producing a comprehensive study of land ownership in the region which would be of use to local groups and also capable of influencing regional and National land policy , but equally importantly , of reaching these goals through a very specific manner of research . |
| 2 | A little really does go a long way , so apply sparingly , by dotting on minute amounts and rubbing in well — only re-apply every three hours or so . |
| 3 | Here at the scene of the crime he only made a preliminary examination . |
| 4 | The area close to the pond was owned by county councillor Peter Constable Maxwell and the Maxwell Family Trust , but the family generously not only made the land available at no charge , but also paid for the landscaping closest to the pond . |
| 5 | Alexander had , up to now , been completely ignorant of this habit , and anything that he did to change it only made the situation worse . |
| 6 | That the Polish Jews were socially , politically and economically quite distinct from German Jews only made the business easier , since the two groups were at loggerheads with each other . |
| 7 | The success of German industry in the west only made the people in the east more desperate and paranoid . |
| 8 | And , as Dalgliesh had heard him argue , for all their demands for equality of status and opportunity , putting them in the front line behind the riot shields , taking the petrol bombs , the hurled stones and now the bullets , only made the job of their male colleagues even more onerous . |
| 9 | He only made the two trips to the house . ’ |
| 10 | The Italian government , concerned that the better things should remain in Italy , were delighted to hear that many of them only made the journey by canal from the Cannareggio to the piano nobile of the Palazzo Malpiero . |
| 11 | In 1983–4 , Wirral not only made the headlines in the tabloid newspapers , but fast became the place for the in-depth story . |
| 12 | Postponing the necessary adjustment had , however , only made the ultimate adjustment harder , and the policy dilemmas sharper . |
| 13 | Ruth stood silent ; these urgent words only made the deadness inside her worse . |
| 14 | Perhaps only the Transylvanian Valentin Bakfark ( Greff ) ( 1507–76 ) , lutenist at the Polish court , who not only made the customary transcriptions but composed ten extended fantasias packed with imitative polyphony , can be ranked with Francisco de Milano , Gintzler , and the Spaniards . |
| 15 | That he himself happened to be a congenital cad only made the whole thing more difficult , not easier . |
| 16 | This time they killed Charlie 's father , which was a silly mistake because it only made the young fool sign up to fight the lot of them on his own . |
| 17 | The fact that the three girls who were already employed at Number 147 just giggled whenever I gave any instructions , only made the appointment more pressing . |
| 18 | There we go ( Note that , in most cases , the three kinds of sentences only favour the three kinds of interpretation . ) |
| 19 | Frances not only developed a love for foreign food but an obsession for flying : |
| 20 | ‘ They 've not only developed a great understanding on the pitch . |
| 21 | Reflecting the connection between good teaching and its management and good learning , institutional statements about the principles of in-service work include , as an example , " The ultimate aim of all in-service education for teachers is the improvement of pupil/student learning through the development of teachers as reflective , autonomous professionals who have not only developed a range of skills but also a broad knowledge of understanding of subject content and of the conceptual framework of teaching and learning . " |
| 22 | I hope so , because more meetings on the order of this NIH dog and pony show can only hurt the cause of good biomedical research . |
| 23 | More meetings on the order of this … can only hurt the cause of good biomedical research . ’ |
| 24 | The above four cases only scratch the surface . |
| 25 | The Manager may only prepare the package provided that the package has not yet been submitted for approval . |
| 26 | The Approver may only prepare the package after the package has been submitted for approval . |
| 27 | The forms of written languages undergo constant evolution — as an example , we need only compare a piece of medieval script with a modern printed newspaper . |
| 28 | You need only compare the scores after 25 overs to see what went wrong for the Scots , Bellville being 91 for three and Scotland 54 for three . |
| 29 | Dishonesty is also brought out in this scene , when the Duke expects Shylock to forgive Antonio in line 23 ‘ which is a pound of this poor merchant 's flesh , thou wilt not only loose the forfeiture , but touch with human gentleness and love , Forgive a moiety of the principal ; ’ . |
| 30 | To check the statements ‘ comparison with the etching turn out to be optimistic ’ ( Schatborn ) and ‘ there is not a line that resembles Rembrandt 's other drawings of the period ’ ( Royalton-Kisch ) , readers have only to compare the treatment of the back in the drawing with the etching to see that the explanation offered by the experts that they are the product of two separate artists working independently in , ‘ a joint session of study from the model ’ is far fetched . |