Example sentences of "only [verb] [noun] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is known as the Appropriation Act because it not only grants approval for the total sums requested , but also prescribes how the overall sum is to be apportioned to particular votes in order to finance specified services . |
| 2 | For example , contacting users ' families not only causes unpleasantness for the individual concerned but also damages the centres ' carefully nurtured congenial atmosphere . |
| 3 | All these setbacks did n't matter , old chap , because the referee only has eyes for the big boys . |
| 4 | The purpose of these laws was not only to provide guidance for the day-to-day running of the Israelite community , but to teach how a holy God was to be worshipped by a holy people . |
| 5 | Cos they only booked seats for the immediate family . |
| 6 | ‘ They have issued personal protection weapons to construction workers , yet most of them only face danger for the short-term duration of their contracts , ’ he said . |
| 7 | erm , as long as , cos they can only claim benefit for a certain length of time ca n't they ? , then it switches from unemployment to Social Security . |
| 8 | Surprisingly the recall data appeared to show enhanced recall of information in the arousal condition , both for peripheral and central information , though this contrast only reached significance for the central information . |
| 9 | In effect , therefore , the collectorship of supply became a gauge of party strength in a county , and unlike the parliamentary elections , the election of a friend only provided security for a single year . |
| 10 | He had only known Heather for a few weeks , after all , and may well have been deceived by the impression she had created in Rhodes ' alien environment . |
| 11 | Although widely described as boat people , a large number of the January arrivals had made most of the journey to Hong Kong aboard Chinese buses , only boarding boats for the last leg of their journey . |
| 12 | Most gardens only have space for a few trees and in a small plot they are almost always in view , therefore careful choice is essential . |