Example sentences of "only [vb pp] [prep] a [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This fine-grained limestone is only developed over a very small area , usually thought of as a lagoonal deposit behind sponge reefs , though recently interpreted as deposits in offshore sediment traps . |
| 2 | This brochure is only intended as a very brief introduction to Carmarthen Bay & Teifi Valley . |
| 3 | But she had only checked in a very recent volume . |
| 4 | A young girl who haunts the Feathers Hotel , a one time serving wench , and only seen by a very few . |
| 5 | With glass , for instance , the molecular structure is only disturbed to a comparatively shallow depth below the fracture surface and W is generally around 6 J/m 2 — in other words about six times G — and so , although lg , the critical crack length , is six times as high as it otherwise would be , it is still very short and glass is a brittle material . |
| 6 | The studies only agreed on a consistently high rate of dream reports from REM sleep . |
| 7 | Machismo is receiving some challenge from women 's movements and organisations , but these are only supported by a very small number of women . |