Example sentences of "but only [subord] [art] [noun sg] [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Opting out ’ will also be permitted , but only where a school seeks ‘ grant-maintained integrated status ’ , and chooses to progress towards full integration of Protestant and Roman Catholic pupils . |
| 2 | Perhaps a lack of supportive parent-child relationship is associated with childhood problems , but only if the person continues to lack a close supportive relationship in later life will psychiatric problems continue or recur . |
| 3 | Well , yes they may want to do something about it , but they may be just too scared to give any details which would lead to something being done about it , I mean things can be done about it , but only if the child wants them done . |
| 4 | At the end of the term the landlord is guaranteed possession by the Court , but only if the landlord has followed certain procedural steps correctly . |
| 5 | Some interesting and useful things can be done in the way of improving specific item search systems , but only if the catalogue has considerable " knowledge " of bibliographical items ( for example , one can envisage a catalogue which could say , " We have n't got Joseph Matthews on online catalogue screen displays , but there is an article in Library trends which might be of some interest " ) . |
| 6 | In Allied Dunbar ( Frank Weisinger ) Ltd v Frank Weisinger [ 1988 ] IRLR 60 Millett J when discussing a clause which prevented soliciting ( but not dealing ) appeared to give judicial approval to the defendant 's understanding that the clause prevented him approaching a client on a secret or confidential basis and telling him that " he can still advise him but only if the client makes the approach " . |
| 7 | Following the safety line up to your guide boat seems to be the best possibility , but only if the line has not been cut on the sharp edges of the ice , or if the boat tender has not had to release the safety line to keep his boat from being capsized or dragged under the iceberg . |
| 8 | Yes , we can , but only if the team adopts a positive attitude like that refreshingly displayed against Germany in last year 's friendly . |
| 9 | If the projected image is a still one , the illusion of movement may be counteracted by the lack of parallax , as mentioned before , but only if the background appears fairly near and with strongly marked perspective . |
| 10 | Since 1989 the emission of pollutants has in fact fallen , but only because the economy has collapsed . |