Example sentences of "[noun sg] only [verb] the [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cursing the Post Office and the weather in equal proportions , ‘ Buck ’ Buchanan slowly brought the aircraft around and with a considerable tailwind we headed back to Moose Jaw only to find the airport building deserted except for the night watchman huddled by his coal-oil heater with the mail-bags beside him . |
| 2 | A protein rich diet has been shown to augment proteolytic proenzyme synthesis and decrease amylase and lipase synthesis , whereas a carbohydrate rich diet only decreased the synthesis rate of anodic chymotrypsinogen . |
| 3 | Her husband only received the letters patent from the King to act as ferryman just before his death . ’ |
| 4 | Sam and Doone were already in the boatyard by the time I 'd found my way there , neither of them radiating joy , Sam 's multicoloured jacket only emphasising the personality clash with grey plain clothes . |
| 5 | Lee Horan stood in the centre of the small bedroom and fastened his tie , leaning towards the mirror only to check the end result . |
| 6 | They arrived for the performance only to find the tape recorder would not work . |
| 7 | They were all the same , all noise and sparrow shit , and if the man only knew the idiot scene he cut … |
| 8 | Tomorrow night 's motion only suggests the Maastricht Treaty should be considered further , yet nationally 38 Tories are threatening rebellion . |