Example sentences of "[noun sg] only [verb] [noun sg] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Medical opinion is still divided on whether alcoholism is a disease , possibly inherited , or whether an alcoholic only lacks will-power in order to stop drinking . |
| 2 | The study only found evidence of food reactions in 15 per cent of the patients , compared with 70 per cent in another major study . |
| 3 | As they are practised in the modern world , high-level teaching and research only make sense in institutions . |
| 4 | There are nt that many midfielders higher than speed/macca — and basically midfield only score point for goals/assists … so strach is good value , macca is good value , speed is about right . |
| 5 | Share earnings for 1992 are not shown as the company only went public in February 1993 . |
| 6 | But the convention only covers pollution at sea , whereas most coastal pollution arises inland , from industrial discharges , untreated sewage , fertiliser run-off and erosion . |
| 7 | On the other hand , if it is a matter of content , does the idea of culture only have meaning for students in the humanities and the social sciences ? |
| 8 | Each of the ‘ sentences ’ in the network only has meaning in terms of its relations to other sentences , and each of these sentences only has meaning in relation to others , and so on . |
| 9 | The civil power only has competence in matters regarding the effects of such marriages ’ ( Code of Canon Law 1917 : 1016 ) . |