Example sentences of "only [verb] [noun] ['s] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We can only experience God 's happiness for ourselves when we grow in contemplative prayer . |
| 2 | But the death of John not only confirmed Wordsworth 's adherence to these opinions ; it undermined his former self-sufficiency and cast doubts upon the validity of poetry . |
| 3 | The fact that Tassi was already married only exacerbated Aratsio 's belief in himself as the aggrieved party . |
| 4 | Two days after the debate , on 6th August , 1859 , a leader appeared in The Times which not only questioned Scott 's suitability for the appointment , but also the new attitude of the professional architect towards his client . |
| 5 | One can only admire Lucie-Smith 's confidence in taking on such an undertaking , but wonder why Laurence King Publishing were keen on this project . |
| 6 | While the award of the Nobel Prize will , if anything , only strengthen Peking 's resolve over Tibet , it challenges Peking to honour what it says is its readiness to open dialogue with the Dalai Lama . |
| 7 | She still only had Fen 's word for that . |
| 8 | Jukes could only parry May 's blockbuster at the foot of the post and the alert Deighan squared the ball back in for Steve Stairs to force it over the line . |
| 9 | It is unfortunate that the influential Dudek could only illustrate Leonard 's work by quoting from the admittedly despondent poem ‘ Rededication ’ , without a reference to the many other elements of positive delight that the book — and Leonard 's work elsewhere at that time — demonstrates . |
| 10 | After beating him , they ransacked the house , but could only find £10 's worth of coins . |
| 11 | Even more vigorous support came from The Building News which in a leading article on 18th February attacked the attitudes of Palmerston and Tite during the first debate , and made the incorrect comment that Hope had said that Manners was only following Stanley 's lead in choosing Scott for the Foreign Office . |
| 12 | I had visited his tomb in Westminster Abbey before starting on this trip , and read the words there , from the last entry in his diary : ‘ Here in my solitude , I can only ask God 's blessing on the men — whether British , American or Turk — who will help to heal this open sore of the world . ’ |