Example sentences of "only a [adj] [noun] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fisons is to continue taking peat from the remaining bogs over which it has extraction rights for thirty years , leaving only a two foot layer of peat . |
| 2 | While the United States would yield a constant strategic threat to the Soviet homeland the USSR would yield only a first strike threat to the American fleet . |
| 3 | That is still only a combined 5% share of the total holdings of mutual funds . |
| 4 | Only a Legal Service Commission with executive powers could do the necessary research and co-ordination job . |
| 5 | Taking into consideration the circumstances in which many of these deaths occurred , we believe that there will be only a small health gain from reducing mortality . |
| 6 | It 's only a small body kind of thing . |
| 7 | ‘ Did you now ? ’ said Hilary , coming in to the sick bay , which was really no more than a scruffy little room with only a slight hospital smell about it to bespeak its function . |
| 8 | Only a skilled community interpreter with teaching skills can teach community interpreting . |
| 9 | after sun soaking on the sandy Levante beach , it 's only a 200 metre walk to the hotel . |
| 10 | Series saloon , with only a discreet TD badge at the back to give the game away . |
| 11 | My wife left me without a word at the end of March , leaving only a Dear John letter on the table . |
| 12 | There is one : Epsom Downs may be high up with plenty of air movement , but there is only a thin soil cover on solid chalk . |
| 13 | Set in small attractive gardens , these captivating Club Exclusive studios are only a 20–25 minute walk from the hustle and bustle of Faliraki and its vast beach , yet , when you 've had enough for the night , you can turn in for some well-earned sleep ! |
| 14 | Usually , a band or artist will have only a short working life in which to earn sufficient money to live on for the rest of their lives . |
| 15 | 1 It is simple , well-established and well-understood , and requires only a short ballot paper on which the voter needs to put a single " X " against the name of the preferred candidate . |
| 16 | From the hostel it was only a short tube ride to South Audley Street where Madame Mattli had her showrooms — yet another advantage , Paula thought , trying to weigh up the points in favour of the hostel , which she hated on sight . |
| 17 | Instead , shutters on the walls can be turned to horizontal , with only a fine insect mesh between you and the cooling Caribbean breezes blowing through your room . |
| 18 | Only a fine cover tackle from Apsee stopped Harries from scoring after clever play by Withey , George and Waters , but from the ensuing line-out Withey stole Bridgend 's throw and drove over , Jones converting splendidly from the touchline . |
| 19 | The theme uses each half of the series so that there is not only a transposed pitch retrograde at the midway point ( halfway through bar 6 ) but also a rhythmic retrograde . |
| 20 | The 14-day course of epoetin resulted in only a 9 g/L rise in haemoglobin , illustrating how difficult it is to ‘ override ’ the endogeneous erythropoietin control of red cell production in a non-anaemic individual . |
| 21 | Only a few hours drive from Glasgow to a world of serenity and tranquillity . |
| 22 | With excellent huts only a few hours walk from our tent and the possibility of traversing passes between them , we were spoilt for choice . |
| 23 | Dunstaffnage House is set in an acre of pretty garden with wonderful views across the open land to the Cairngorms , yet only a few minutes drive from the centre of Grantown . |
| 24 | From our site in Old College it is only a few minutes walk to Parliament House , where the highest criminal and civil courts in Scotland sit , and to the local Sheriff and district court . |
| 25 | Only a few minutes walk off main shopping centre , sea front , Conference Centre , cinemas and theatre . |
| 26 | Situated only 60 metres from the International Drive resort centre , the Famous Host International is only a few minutes walk from a great selection of restaurants , bars , and general hub that Orlando has to offer . |
| 27 | There is a generous provision for car and coach parking and the centre is only a few minutes walk from the train and bus stations . |
| 28 | Situated on its own private beach in Mazzaro Bay , this deluxe hotel is only a few minutes walk from the cable-car to Taormina . |
| 29 | The hotel enjoys a central position in Alba Adriatica at the end of the promenade and is therefore convenient for the small shopping area , only a few minutes walk from the sandy beach with changing cabins . |
| 30 | On the face of it , the Friend 3 seems the model least likely to benefit from flexibility — the thick stem interferes little with the working of the cams , both designs have the same strength rating and there 's only a few grams difference in weight between them . |