Example sentences of "only [vb infin] in a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Deviation from such norms and mores will not only result in a social storm around both the adult and child concerned but may interfere with the child 's normal development according to normal modes of life and upbringing — in other words may affect libidinal development as this must be expected in our culture . |
| 2 | Argument will only grow in a large organization if it is actually encouraged , and if the example is given from the top with courteous listening and praise for differences of view . |
| 3 | Of course , the truth about how he has done it will probably only emerge in a ghosted autobiography that will cost some newspaper a king 's ransom . |
| 4 | Those with faith are those who can ‘ see ’ , and who may therefore only engage in a limited dialogue with the ‘ blind ’ . |
| 5 | This spirit can only travel in a straight line , so when it slides down the roof in the hope of gaining entry to a house , it will be swept up in the air again by the curving gable . |