Example sentences of "was only [vb pp] to [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our farm was only connected to the mains supply in 1951 , and here ‘ we were two years later talking about a power station which promised electricity almost ‘ too cheap to meter ’ . ' |
| 2 | He was expecting to become a country parson on his return to Britain , and was only assigned to the Beagle expedition through the recommendations of professor Henslow , his mentor . |
| 3 | The idea of determining resources according to need was only applied to the division of resources between regions , never to the total amount of resources to be allocated . |
| 4 | Norman Ricketts , who was only appointed to the Eagle board by Mr Stockdale last month , is relinquishing his non-executive role , as is Hamish Jansen , who has been with the group since formation and was a strong supporter of Mr Stockdale . |
| 5 | It was only released to the world , after translation , in 1921 when Richard Haehl procured the manuscript from Hahnemann 's ancestors by which time there had been a great establishment of homœopathy by J.T. Kent and those who followed him . |
| 6 | Oxbridge , then , was only lifted to the apex of the study of English language , literature , and history when it was subjected to the demands for national efficiency and leadership . |