Example sentences of "[prep] only a [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Residential homes and hospitals cater for only a minority of dementia sufferers and this situation is likely to continue for the foreseeable future . |
| 2 | The left is putting up candidates for only a handful of school districts in bohemian areas like lower Manhattan ; and even in these areas , few teachers are likely to have the courage to teach the rainbow curriculum . |
| 3 | There is therefore opportunity for only a trickle of legislation from this source and , for reasons stated below , even less than that flows . |
| 4 | At present , long-term lending is the preserve of only a handful of merchant banks , such as Mediobanca and Istituto Mobiliare Italiano , which have built strong ties with Italy 's leading industrial groups . |
| 5 | Ruth stood still — wondering , with only a kind of weariness , at what point she 'd determined to return into that burning castle for Adam . |
| 6 | With only a minute to half-time Carol Burns made it four , and just into the second-half Rhoda Campbell added another . |
| 7 | With only a degree of oversimplification , his general conclusion can be summarised as saying that whatever is happening in the built environment will eventually be resolved to the benefit of the undifferentiated interests of capital in general , even if that resolution generates further problems that have to be resolved in turn . |
| 8 | Then she sat at the big table with only a pot of tea for herself while Frankie and his father cleared their plates in silence . |
| 9 | He was mad with anger and jealousy , so he locked her in the tower , with only a spinning-wheel for company . |
| 10 | Only then , as they swung in a half-circle with a hiss of blades between them , changing places on the slope like a pair of dancers with only a foot of air separating their faces , did Isambard know his mason again . |
| 11 | Maud waited patiently for him to finish , with only a sliver of dread , and they came back together to London . |
| 12 | To date we 've printed several thousand pages of WP text , DTP and Graphics , all without a hitch , and with only a couple of paper mis-feeds . |
| 13 | With central heating and fewer smokers these days , the decoration in a home can last 10 years or more with only a couple of adult occupants and you could therefore feel the need for change long before it really needs doing . |
| 14 | All this , says Mr Gates , means that three-quarters of his firm 's overall software revenues will eventually be generated by selling upgrades to existing customers , compared with only a quarter at present . |
| 15 | This meant having to walk through the room on your own with only a torch for comfort . |
| 16 | The Vimy was too large to construct a hangar around it and so , exposed to the elements , rebuilding work commenced with only a set of canvas screens for shelter . |
| 17 | Finally , Close Mic Effect has a more dynamic result than Soft Clipping leaving a full , rounded sound with only a hint of edge . |
| 18 | He bowed to her a little formally and then with only a hint of self-mockery kissed her hand . |
| 19 | ‘ Come on , love , ’ he continues jovially , with only a hint of desperation in his voice , ‘ You know you love it , ’ and the topless woman giggles some more . |
| 20 | ‘ Come on , love , ’ the fat man continues jovially , with only a hint of desperation , ‘ you know you love it . ’ |
| 21 | New arrangements for providing treatment to people with drug and alcohol problems have been implemented with only a minimum of preparation . |
| 22 | ‘ No ! ’ she squeaked , thinking that , far from it taking all his charm , her willingness could be achieved with only a minimum of persuasion . |
| 23 | BEWARE of taking part in karaoke — you may end up hurtling towards the ground from a great height with only a length of elastic preventing a headlong dive to oblivion . |
| 24 | The report , Cracking the Codex , found that about a quarter of the members of the committees that agree codex standards come from the industry , with only a handful of consumer groups represented . |
| 25 | She spoke good English with only a trace of accent . |
| 26 | With only an usher for company , he showed no outward signs of distress as he said : ‘ I had been in bed for five minutes waiting for my mummy . |
| 27 | We established that she and Sir Richard are lovers , adulterers , fornicators , and in only a matter of time we could have had a confession that they were guilty of Sir Thomas 's death as well as the . |
| 28 | Many factories are working at only a fraction of capacity . |
| 29 | Assuming that the density m of the disrupted cylinder remains constant , h and m can be eliminated from equation ( 5 ) , to give This equation is functionally identical ( differing by only a factor of order unity ) to the analogous equation derived by Zahnle using a wholly different argument . |