Example sentences of "only [conj] it [verb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The rest came from increasing the electricity supply only until it met specific development needs . |
| 2 | All experience showed that an attack had some prospect of success only if it had numerical superiority in a ratio of at least 3 : 1 . |
| 3 | for art historians , incomplete schemes or dismembered works such as altarpieces have the attraction of needing detective work ; but a critic takes an interest in a reconstruction only if it throws new light on surviving art . |
| 4 | The purpose is to improve work performance and is justified only if it has that result . |
| 5 | The lysosome is called a ‘ suicide bag ’ said Prof Mayer , not only because it digests any waste materials by the use of powerful enzymes but also because this cocktail can kill off the cell . |