Example sentences of "is only [verb] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The HDS/SecureWare offering is only accredited as a single-user CMW . |
| 2 | Most jobs can be shared , so do n't be put off if the job you want is only advertised as a full-time one . |
| 3 | According to Sartre , history is only born from a sudden imbalance of scarcity which disrupts all levels of society and initiates conflict and therefore progression . |
| 4 | He is probably also right when he says that he is only seen as a Spanish artist because his interest lies in Spanish art , instead of in French art ‘ like everyone else' : in other words , within the accepted categories there is no room for a Mexican who is interested in Spanish art . ' |
| 5 | In all metric measures and their direct phi-based equivalents only the 25th , 50th and 75th percentiles are used , so that attention is only given to the central half of the grain population present . |
| 6 | In addition , the copyright monopoly is only given for a certain period of time ( eg in the UK , 50 years from the end of the year in which the author dies ) , but databases are usually continuously updated with new information , therefore does the protection period keep changing ? |
| 7 | The results however are quite clear : positive cooperativity always occurs at the gal P1 promoter , independent of the C-terminal part of the α-subunit but is only observed with the intact wild-type enzyme at the lac promoter . |
| 8 | And the car tax itself is only raised by a paltry £10 . ’ |
| 9 | Bates is intense as the lonely homosexual whose obsessive selfless love is only reciprocated by a dumb animal . |
| 10 | The destructive action of beetles on timber is rarely as serious as fungal attack because an infected section is only weakened by the combined cross-sectional area of the tunnels it contains — the strength of the surrounding wood remains unimpaired . |
| 11 | A real rate of interest , which would be calculated as an annual rate per cent , takes into account the following facts : — the period of the loan may not be for a full year : interest is only charged on the actual amount borrowed ( eg not including any deposit paid ) ; — if regular repayments are being made , the full amount of the loan is not outstanding over the full year . |
| 12 | Drake is only waterfowl with a drooping black crest , and is readily recognised , even at some distance , by strongly contrasted black upperparts and white flanks . |
| 13 | By this I mean that the bait is only fished on the outward journey , the retrieve being of such a speed to bounce the bait across the surface and although I 've seen pike strike at these surface poppers , it 's a very rare occasion . |
| 14 | There is never a moment when Dustin gets as worried as Gary Cooper in High Noon , although , like Cooper , he has to cope singlehandedly with a number of killers , and is only saved at the final moment when his wife blasts the last opponent with a shotgun . |
| 15 | Now , of course , it may well be that such a vision exists in your church , and that to insist on the importance of spiritual warfare , some of you might say , is only to preach to the converted . |
| 16 | The estate youth centre is only run on a part-time basis . |
| 17 | ( 6.5 ) unc provided x is free in no unc ( 6.6 ) unc provided x is free in no unc Note that it is possible to deal with cases where x is only declared in a few of the |
| 18 | If a giant cuts off somebody 's head , the spectacle is only realised as a striking and funny denouement … |
| 19 | The literature included here is only intended as a preliminary guide . |
| 20 | The explanation below is only intended as a brief reference guide . |
| 21 | Due to the pilot nature of the scheme it is only operating in a few selected areas initially , which is why your parish has not been contacted . |
| 22 | I suspect any successful teaching is only improving on a natural bent . |
| 23 | This policy booklet is only produced with a comprehensive wording , reduction in cover is driven by the wording in the ‘ Your insurance cover ’ section of the schedule . |
| 24 | This fountain , perhaps of ‘ the milk of Paradise ’ , is only produced with a vast effort : the process of creation is very difficult . |
| 25 | If the word " real " in the sense of " actual " or " actually existent " has any discernible function at all , then it is only to indicate in a roundabout way that a certain proposition , or propositions , are actally true ; and " true " , as we have just seen , is itself eliminable as a propositional predicate . |
| 26 | Every girl in New York who is not a singer is only waiting for the right break to come along so she can get to be one . |
| 27 | A similarly failed road , at least to the west of Bicester , is the Roman Akeman Street which is only used as a modern road in short sections . |
| 28 | For products that are expensive and only used sporadically an unattractive product may be chosen if it has an exceptional performance as its handling characteristics will ensure that it is only used as a last resort and not used casually when other cheaper products would suffice . |
| 29 | The plain infinitive ( without to ) is only used in a verbal , never in a nominal function . |
| 30 | Nor is he interested in hurting people , though you suspect he could if he put his mind to it — and the sword is only used in the artistic non-combat part of the competition . |