Example sentences of "but only [subord] [art] [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the end , what most people believed would happen did happen — but only after the manager had been led to think it would n't . |
| 2 | They could get hot water , but only after the fire had been going for a while and the back boiler had heated up . |
| 3 | ‘ 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | The 1893 Act allowed institutions a Parliamentary grant per pupil , but only if the institution/asylum met the standards set by the periodic visits of Her Majesty 's Inspector , so in order to meet these standards and obtain their grants , schools had to improve on the conditions in which the pupils were taught . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | In the weaving shop , for example , prisoners were paid three rupees each day , but only if the group completed thirty yards of woven sheeting . |
| 9 | By July he hoped to be able to meet Butcher at Cheam , a property where the fourth Duke had spent his early married life ; but only if the weather proved favourable , ‘ for I have had the Rheumatism so bad of late , as to make me fearful of riding in the wet ’ . |
| 10 | 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 " ) . |
| 11 | 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 " . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | It was a good trick , but only if the victim did n't know how it worked . |
| 14 | Yes , we can , but only if the team adopts a positive attitude like that refreshingly displayed against Germany in last year 's friendly . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | The president , Cory Aquino , confirmed weeks of rumour on March 21st when she said that the ban on Mrs Marcos would be lifted so that she could go on trial in Manila , but only when the government had decided what to charge her with . |
| 17 | In the event there was no recovery , but only because the judge found that the auditors ' negligence had not caused the plaintiff 's loss . |
| 18 | The 1859 committee was dissolved a year later , but only because the government had decided to treat the press with greater subtlety . |
| 19 | The company came a long way in the 1980s , but only because the leopard changed its spots by making the transition from selection to search . |
| 20 | Since 1989 the emission of pollutants has in fact fallen , but only because the economy has collapsed . |