Example sentences of "only [vb -s] [prep] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So , so , I believe it 's alright to say well people will migrate in the presence of , it 's rational for a person to migrate in the presence of , of high unemployment if high unemployment only refers to the formal sector , but it 's not rational if it implies that it refers to informal and formal . |
| 2 | The hypothesis that Sabat and Harré advance is that although AD can lead to disruption in memory recall , impairment of linguistic performance , and deficiencies of information processing , it does not result in the loss of ‘ self ’ and only contributes to the possible loss of ‘ selves ’ . |
| 3 | According to Engels the State only develops with the full elaboration of classes , and it is the tool of the ruling class enforcing its will on those whom it oppresses . |
| 4 | The first line only starts at the left-hand margin . |
| 5 | While bumping up the price of our shopping bill , this only adds to the general burden of waste disposal ( see Chapter 7 ) . |
| 6 | The latest leap in the yen only adds to the deflationary pressures already burdening Japan 's economy . |
| 7 | Bits of it actually sound accidental , but that only adds to the shocking brilliance of a record that allowed rock a way into the previously terrifying world of dance , and that showed dance a way forward too . |
| 8 | Voice Of The Beehive offer familiar pleasantries , but their jolly pop only adds to the constant onslaught . |
| 9 | We 've got a reported-stolen list a mile long , but the media only cares about the sexy stuff . |
| 10 | Brand only advertises in the gay mags and , to judge from those present , that 's where he gets his clients . |
| 11 | For , curvature only occurs on the null boundary . |
| 12 | responses of the adult human being are first generated , perfect symmetry only occurs in the unusual relationship that may develop between identical twins . |
| 13 | However , because the sun not only participates in the daily rotation of the heavens from east to west but also has its own slow annual motion relative to the stars in the opposite direction , different heliacal risings occur throughout the year . |
| 14 | Rather strangely , it only happens during the Antarctic spring . |
| 15 | It only deals with the acute abdomen . |
| 16 | This walk not only takes in the lovely moorland around the Doone Valley it also runs along the shady woodland paths on the banks of the East Lyn river . |
| 17 | CGT only applies to the actual profit you make , so if you buy shares to the value of £25,000 and sell them later for £35,000 the taxman will only be interested in the £1 0,000 profit you have gained . |
| 18 | Note that Table 7.5 only applies to the given number of records per track while Fig. 7.18 is more general . |
| 19 | It is now widely accepted in political science that democratic activity and representation not only consists of the electoral choice between parties and their programmes but in the contribution to policy making made by interest groups . |
| 20 | The hope only emerges as the narrative proceeds . |
| 21 | Where money has been paid over to the debtor before the end of the " cooling-off " period , the CCA 1974 gives the debtor the choice : firstly , to take a month 's free credit before repaying the credit already advanced ( s71(2) ( a ) ) ; or secondly , with regard to money already spent , he can repay the money with interest , as provided for in the credit agreement , so that the effect of the cancellation only relates to the linked supply transaction ( s71(3) ) . |
| 22 | From the viewpoint of their investors , the value added offered by venture capitalists not only derives from the careful structuring of transactions but also from extreme selectivity in their choice of investments . |
| 23 | It is as if the organized adult only listens to the late Beethoven quartets and has no associations with popular songs or dance music , light opera or musicals , hymns Ancient or Modern . |
| 24 | These are the band 's only dates in the British Isles before their headline appearance at Reading Festival , after which it 's unlikely that the band will play here again this year . |
| 25 | Moreover , this skilled incompetence not only operates at the individual level , it permeates the entire organisational culture as well . |
| 26 | He only comes to the odd party . |
| 27 | The static torque/ rotor position characteristic repeats with a wavelength of one rotor tooth pitch , so the rotor only returns to the correct step position if it is not displaced by more than half a rotor tooth pitch . |
| 28 | For example , the chief in Figure 5.15 has control over the whole machine , whereas the draughtsman only works on the fine detail of a specific part . |
| 29 | I began to feel , as I had always felt with my aunts , that personal affairs were unimportant : we were only sticks in the great river of history that was sweeping us along . |