Example sentences of "be only [verb] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Other advances for fixed periods are only repaid at the end of that period . |
| 2 | Cost accounts are only prepared at the discretion of the directors of the company and are not a legal requirement . |
| 3 | The company is not required by law or accountants and auditors to provide management accounts and they are only prepared at the discretion of the company . |
| 4 | It is only on these rare occasions that I see zander fighting deep down in the water for most are only seen at the netting stage due to the colour of the water that they are generally caught in . |
| 5 | A ‘ life sentence ’ does not usually mean that the prisoner is kept in prison until he or she dies ( although it may ) , but lifers are only released at the discretion of the Parole Board and the Home Secretary . |
| 6 | No have a look , you 're only looking at the beginning of it here try again |
| 7 | We 're only hoping at the end of this year , hopefully the company will incest in it . |
| 8 | As one policewoman in the unit explained , ‘ You 're only getting at the problem left behind after the crime has been committed . ’ |
| 9 | He 's only looking at the pictures , he ca n't read really Eh what did you think of the dancing concert ? |
| 10 | Just as the smell of a ripe Camembert is only mouthwatering at the dinner table , the attraction of female odours is likely to depend on their context . |
| 11 | If the application to amend is only made at the hearing , if it will prejudice the opposing party , especially if it shifts the burden of proof it may be disallowed ( see Emin v Mustapha ( 1982 ) The Times , 24 October ) . |
| 12 | The child also needs to learn that food is only offered at the table or in the high-chair . |
| 13 | But this is only to look at the question as a matter of law . |
| 14 | Yes , it 's Fair Week all right , but the fair is only celebrated at the weekends now , when they sell the horses . |
| 15 | However , for all the splendours of the Monument Valley scenery and Fonda 's tight-lipped moral integrity , there is a downside to his crusade , which is only won at the cost of the lives of two of his brothers and involves the death of Doc Holliday ( Victor Mature ) , a noble outlaw who gets washed away by bullets and consumption along with the bad elements . |
| 16 | The two smaller ‘ outlier ’ setts would have been completely destroyed by the planned construction work , and so were completely excavated , while the third was only excavated at the end to be affected by the construction . |
| 17 | His domination of the set was only threatened at the death when the Swede , trying anything in a do-or-die effort , pegged him back to deuce from 40-love when Becker served for the set at 5–4 . |
| 18 | The full horror of Crocker 's position was only revealed at the end of 1984 . |
| 19 | In some cases gastric metaplasia was only seen at the tips of ( stunted ) villi ( Fig 1 ) . |
| 20 | The group plans to publish its annual report and accounts for the year ended 30 September 1992 on 19 January 1993 using the FRS 3 basis , which of course was only published at the end of October last year . |