Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [verb] that only [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mark you , we are told that only two of their winning squad on Saturday actually play any XVs ! |
| 2 | The landowners , who are developing the 3,000-home Grange Farm estate , say they were told that only 1,600 homes could be erected before the bypass was built . |
| 3 | Rarely , though , has it been demonstrated that only one species is associated with dispersal , in contrast to several examples known of one-to-one pollinator-pollinated relationships . |
| 4 | It is estimated that only 20 per cent of cases of sexually transmitted disease are seen in the specialist clinics . |
| 5 | In two of Japan 's leading export items , colour TV sets and motor vehicles , it is estimated that only 25 per cent of the value-added in production is generated internally by the company that sells the final product in contrast to 50 per cent in the UK or US . |
| 6 | In two of Japan 's leading export items , colour TV sets and motor vehicles , it is estimated that only 25 per cent of the value-added in production is generated internally by the company that sells the final product in contrast to 50 per cent in the UK or US . |
| 7 | On the other hand , in many instances the repossession order is not carried out and it is estimated that only 60 per cent of orders eventually result in repossession . |
| 8 | In official figures it is shown that only ninety five percent of people who are eligible to be registered in England and Wales appear upon electoral registers . |
| 9 | In practice , it is anticipated that only 7 per cent of substantive hearings will take place in the High Court . |
| 10 | Initially it was believed that only one of these , the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus , was involved in visual perception and that the rest were involved in visual reflexes like pupillary control ( the pretectum ) , orientation movements ( the superior colliculus ) , and stabilization of the visual field when the head moves ( the accessory optic system ) . |
| 11 | It was emphasised that only limited information was available about the performance of Access students in higher education , and that the vast majority of students who had completed their higher education course came from one Access course . |
| 12 | It was agreed that only two members of the committee were necessary for the bingo sessions . |
| 13 | It was agreed that only ten people should tramp round the tiny cottage at a time ; the remainder were forced to mingle with the morning shoppers and then to walk on to the old St Mary 's Chapel , which once had held the shrine of Our Lady of Bradstow and to which passing ships would lower their sails in honour . |
| 14 | Nevertheless , it was found that only one modification to the basic specification of the model was required . |
| 15 | However , with the S.M.E.T. service cut back to Mitcham , it was found that only four would be required , so the best four were sent to Hendon to be slightly modified to resemble other S.M.E.T. cars . |
| 16 | Because Saudi Arabia had an alternative outlet on the Red Sea at Yanbu ’ , created in the 1970s against just such a contingency , it was estimated that only some 8 million b/d would be removed from the market were Hormuz closed . |
| 17 | Until 1828 it was thought that only living things could make such molecules — hence the name ‘ organic ’ . |