Example sentences of "[vb infin] [conj] only [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Soft cuttings may root after only a few weeks , so pot individual cuttings as soon as you see new young leaves or white roots at the base of containers . |
| 2 | But people are much more likely — and we should stress that only the lunatic fringe is involved — to believe it necessary that those they perceive as only minimally inferior to themselves should be annihilated . |
| 3 | On the one hand it would appear that only the traditional problems are being brought in ( see above ) , on the other , the fact that 90 per cent . |
| 4 | You may feel that only a major record company can offer your band the right level of investment and promotion . |
| 5 | The pattern make little difference to the contraction of the knitting and your tension sample will show that only an occasional stitch increase across the whole width will be necessary to keep to the commonly used tension . |
| 6 | There are only about one hundred different kinds of atoms in the Universe , each kind known as an element ; and we know that this is the case because we know the fundamental laws of chemistry that determine the structure of atoms , and can see that only a certain number of structures are theoretically possible . |
| 7 | The site may only be viable if adjoining land is included and in fact the planning authority may insist that only a comprehensive planning application will be considered . |
| 8 | In all my years of experience , I would suggest that only the smallest minority of pension holders have appreciated the fact that returns on death were derisory , and that there was a relationship between the benefits on death and the benefits at the end . |
| 9 | This may particularly apply where only a small number of items are involved , e.g. jewellery/carpets . |
| 10 | This does not mean that only a slit-eyed cat is dangerous . |
| 11 | It was entirely within range of even the smaller cannon left in the castle , although depressing the muzzles sufficiently downwards would mean that only the far side of the ford would be bombardable . |
| 12 | Going back the other way , those needles which just knitted will rest and only the other ones will knit ; for example , going from right to left the first and alternate needles KNIT , going back from left to right , the second and alternate needles knit . |
| 13 | She did not reflect that only a few weeks ago she would have thought it impossible that she could have lived the life of a servant , let alone bear eating and drinking in the den in which Rose and her ma lived , but she did know one thing — she would never take her comfortable life for granted again . |
| 14 | An increase of at least 10 per cent will be demanded by union representatives , who will argue that only a substantial rise will improve morale . |
| 15 | You will find that only a small quantity of milk is necessary and that a quarter of a pint is quite sufficient to accompany the full daily Fibre-Filler allowance an eighth of a pint with each portion . |