Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [conj] only [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The latter belief explicitly rejects consistency as a virtue in its own right , while the former demands a balancing of public interests against those of the particular defendant in the light of moral judgements that only the magistrate is qualified to make . |
| 2 | Taken to extremes , a Bonsai pine , cherry or plum can embrace many more elements than a mere dwarfed tree might at first suggest to the Westerner : antiquity , continuity ( the best examples have been cared for by successive generations ) , and symbolic qualities that only a study of Zen can fully bring home . |
| 3 | Rock is n't the art form of the chattering classes and only a minority of its practitioners have any expertise in elucidating a rigorous conceptual rationale for their work . |
| 4 | I prefer patterns that do n't produce large areas where only the cotton thread has knitted , so I tend to choose patterns that only have one or two punched holes ( or marked squares on electronic patterns ) counting horizontally . |
| 5 | The connections are sealed joints and only the Electricity Board may make these joints and provide the two service wires to each house , where they terminate in a sealed , fused container . |
| 6 | County NatWest retail analyst John Richards says Ratners should have distinguished its brands more fully two years ago and that the jeweller is running the risk of becoming a British Shoe Corporation where ‘ there are endless stores and only the name is the difference ’ . |
| 7 | The yew contains a mixture of poisonous compounds and only a chemist can extract anything good from it so people should n't eat or drink anything connected with the Yew tree . |
| 8 | EVERTON 'S season is in such dire straits that only a magician in the mould of Paul Daniels can rescue them from big trouble now . |
| 9 | A prestigious opera house featuring foreign-language operas and ballets ; international stars demanding colossal fees ; exorbitant prices that only an élite could afford ; a beleaguered manager embroiled in public debate … |
| 10 | We 'll train you how not to ‘ blow it ’ on an important shot , lose an important lead , make the same mistake time and time again and other skills that only the pro 's could afford to know . |
| 11 | Indeed , competition may be so fierce that pricing is based on a Contribution basis , that is , covering variable costs and only a proportion of the business ' fixed costs . |
| 12 | The LNA saw the new measures as only a beginning . |