Example sentences of "[coord] only [prep] [art] [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Many other substances play a minor role as insect pigments , occurring either in small amounts or only in a few species .
2 He once wrote : ‘ I am not fond of writing about myself and only to a less degree about my work . ’
3 The problems mostly arose from lack of capital and only in a few cases had any action been taken — two had recently purchased houses in nearby villages for their sons and some had been able to purchase or rent some more land .
4 However , the problem for competition policy is that trade-offs are more or less ubiquitous , and only in a few cases ( price fixing or market sharing are examples ) is it possible to reach an unambiguous verdict .
5 Deceptively , because in practice it is rarely accomplished and only in a few cases have polymer blends or mixtures achieved industrial importance .
6 The Convention text emphasises the source of the document , and the capacity in which the person concerned is acting ; a notary may be acting as a public officer or as the agent of a private party , and only in the former case will the Convention apply to documents issued by him .
7 A well aimed flower bomb soon put paid to the battling vegies , but only for a few seconds to give you time to pass , save the children and leave quickly .
8 A well aimed flower bomb soon put paid to the battling vegies , but only for a few seconds to give you time to pass , save the children and leave quickly .
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