Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] so [adj] [conj] only " in BNC.
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| 1 | We now know this to be true of all the planets ; however , the effect is so small that only in the case of Mercury was it detectable by nineteenth-century astronomers . |
| 2 | Such criticism of American policy would be counter-productive ; the claims on the United States for economic and military assistance were so great that only a limited amount could be given to Korea . |
| 3 | It was wretched luck that the weather that day was so awful that only 1000+ turned up to see Simpson well played by Bernard Joy and Palace win by 3–2 . |
| 4 | Generally speaking , the machine system of section-making is so gentle that only very difficult lithologies and loose sediments will need impregnation . |
| 5 | But the judge said : ‘ This offence is so serious that only a custodial sentence can be justified . |
| 6 | Maybe so , but there is good and bad , effective and ineffective propaganda , and , as Nizan himself was acutely aware , the technical problems associated with injecting ideology and politics into literature were so enormous that only the most adroit , the most cunning of revolutionary writers would be successful in creating an effective balance between ideological effect and aesthetic technique . |
| 7 | This sort of situation did not occur in Newham , perhaps because places in institutional care were so limited that only those unanimously in need obtained them . |
| 8 | Sometimes the dominant female is so powerful that only she becomes pregnant and her subordinates must await her demise before being able to breed themselves . |
| 9 | Currency markets , however , take the view that the deficit is so large that only a lower exchange rate will help to speed up the adjustment . |
| 10 | The land is so dry that only isolated juniper trees and low scrub freckle the surface of the cliffs and the rock strata , some soft , some hard , are clear and stark . |
| 11 | The cost of freehold land is so high that only a wealthy man who farms intensively can hope to make a living on his own small farm . |
| 12 | The weather is so unpredictable that only those who are well equipped and experienced walkers should attempt the high tops . |