Example sentences of "[subord] [v-ing] only [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Knill said that he was satisfied with NERC 's allocation from the Science Vote for 1992–3 ( see above ) , which although showing only a small percentage rise will allow the council to set up two new community projects : LOIS ( the Land-Ocean Interaction Study ) and Bridge ( the HEI-led British Mid-Atlantic Ridge project ) . |
| 2 | It has been reported that the addition of minute amounts of phosphatidylcholines normalised the short nucleation time of bile from patients with cholesterol gall stones while having only a minimal effect on the cholesterol saturation index . |
| 3 | Some see it as reflecting only an odd set of ancient taboos . |
| 4 | Articles 34–38 specify no exceptions to the pacta tertiis rule ; such exceptions must either be fitted into the Articles or they must be accepted as prescribing only the general framework of the law . |
| 5 | This kind of group can be thought of as having only a minor role within counselling . |
| 6 | Schoolboys reveal themselves as having only a thin veneer of ‘ civilization ’ which , once the constraints of authority are removed , disappears , laying bare their ‘ true nature ’ which is violent , domineering , and competitive , resulting in the survival of the fittest in a most literal sense . |