Example sentences of "[vb -s] only [noun] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mozambique produces only 15% of the food it needs to keep its markets stocked ; theft is rife . |
| 2 | He lives only yards from the store and fears there may be more . |
| 3 | He needs only 39% of the toss-up votes to claim a majority , compared with the 63% Bush requires . |
| 4 | New refrigeration and air conditioning plants utilise HCFC22 refrigerant which has only 5% of the ozone depleting potential of other commonly-used CFCs . |
| 5 | Clearly to have the combination of an off bore sight capability for a a missile such as A S R A A M , the er advance short range air to air missile , the combination of the agility of the weapon and the flat platform together has been shown to be really needed , you ca n't have one without the other and that somebody who has only agility in the aircraft or agility in the in the weapon , will lose against somebody who has it in both . |
| 6 | To make an aluminium can from recycled material uses only 5% of the energy required to make a ‘ new ’ can . |
| 7 | Does the analogy still hold when the magnetic material fills only part of the space ? |
| 8 | The ‘ glass shot ’ was originally painted on glass — and often still is — so that it fills only part of the frame , the rest of which is occupied by a built set and/or action . |
| 9 | The list of shame in the bottom seven sees only Abergavenny from the South , with Powys sides Caersws , Newtown and Llanidloes all in need of a change of form . |
| 10 | The spot price reveals only part of the information possessed by informed traders because the spot price is also influenced by random disturbances . |
| 11 | Since a mental model forms only part of the context for interpreting the current sentence , a representation of surface form might well comprise another part of the context . |
| 12 | As it T's off the main flow , it takes only part of the flow from the pump , and using three Wurlys from one pump you lose only 30 GPH from the main flow rate . |
| 13 | Law Society research shows that business affairs work provides 28% of the profession 's fee income , but takes only 12% of the time ; while 3 in 5 practices predict that business affairs will continue to become a more important source of fees . |
| 14 | But even this remark states only part of the truth . |
| 15 | Finds only Music Of The Pyrenees from last holiday , unplayed . |
| 16 | Speeding the production line solves only part of the problem . |
| 17 | The results of Western individualism today are individual buildings with no art or , if there is any art , it pays only lip-service to the idea . |
| 18 | This approach to design recognizes only part of the role executed by the designer . |
| 19 | Even given the limits that federalism imposes on any education plan ( the federal government spends only 6% of the cash devoted to education ) this was a damp squib . |
| 20 | This is one way of describing the situation ; we prefer however to distinguish between the Justice Model outlined in the previous section and a different movement which shares only part of the Justice Model agenda : the ideology of ‘ law and order ’ we discussed in the first chapter . |
| 21 | The scathing attack from consumer watchdogs comes only months after the introduction of a strict code of practice designed to improve services . |