Example sentences of "only [vb pp] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said it was clear that the government had only joined as a last resort to try and solve the country 's economic problems . |
| 2 | The vast unclouded duck-egg-blue semi-circle of sky , like a protractor on the horizon , was only broken by the occasional windmill or fringe of acid-yellow poplars or milk-green gum trees . |
| 3 | Despite the recent legalization of homosexuality between consenting adults , in private , gay politics and gay life-style remained resolutely unnoticed even within the underground press — a silence only broken by the occasional tabloid expose . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 ? |
| 6 | I was excited to use it since I had only painted onto a stretched canvas once before , and I stretched it eagerly and tightly . |
| 7 | But then what else could she have expected as she was only clad in a thin night-gown . |
| 8 | was not only filled with the Holy Spirit but constituted the fire of judgment to his hearers by means of his teaching and miracles . |
| 9 | At its strongest , sexuality within holy matrimony was only justified as a necessary part of reproduction . |
| 10 | The site was only advertised locally and my company only heard of the proposed sale via the foreman of a site in the same vicinity . |
| 11 | ‘ It was only intended as a short-term measure , ’ Schaffer objected , ‘ to keep the valley clear and give us the best possible chance for a manhunt . ’ |
| 12 | The literature included here is only intended as a preliminary guide . |
| 13 | The explanation below is only intended as a brief reference guide . |
| 14 | The use of small suffix letters after the fleet numbers of the cars from municipal fleets , was only regarded as a temporary measure and it was decided to renumber them , either in gaps in the L.C.C . |
| 15 | The HDS/SecureWare offering is only accredited as a single-user CMW . |
| 16 | Mills rejects pluralist accounts because they mistakenly assume that power is only located in the political system . |
| 17 | A major fire was only averted by the quick action of Vigilant 's Chief Engineer , Alan Gregory . |
| 18 | The pressure only added to the fiery torture . |
| 19 | But , with the exception of image processing systems ( see p 62 ) , computers and the documents they generate have only added to the printed matter which covers most desks : even today 95% of business information is paper-based , and every year millions of working hours are wasted just searching for information . |
| 20 | Unfortunately the letter to Sarah Catt arrived first and it was she who was the first to break the news — by phone — to Charman , a circumstance that only added to the unpleasant situation . |
| 21 | A node is only added to the OPEN list if it has never been created before . |
| 22 | For the rest of the decade the working classes were only depicted in a small number of undistinguished films which celebrated or exploited the skills of particular groups of workers . |
| 23 | Bobby pounded on the door with his fists , but Enoch only responded with a Jewish incantation . |
| 24 | To an extent , the questionnaire approach can be sterile and impersonal , but questions are only included after a good deal of face to face discussion . |
| 25 | A good headteacher ( and chair of governors ) in this conception is a person ( usually a man ) who is not only committed to the above ideals but can also see ways of circumventing any constraints upon this style placed by ‘ outside interference ’ such as the advice of the LEA and/or the teacher unions/staff representatives . |
| 26 | Only recommended for the larger pool . |
| 27 | It is only permitted as a private belief , so any kind of witnessing is dangerous . |
| 28 | Thus individuals are only presented with a limited choice of tenure and , according to the Nationwide Building Society |
| 29 | Thus , the MSc in Education is not only seen as a regular part of the national system of educational in-service education in Scotland , but it has a strong international appeal . |
| 30 | 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 . ' |