Example sentences of "[verb] only [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In particular , we need to know far more about those numerous families which moved from the countryside but which experienced only a hum-drum life in the towns or at best only a modest prosperity . |
| 2 | The headlights revealed only the worn flagstones of the farmyard , the archway into the byre on the ground floor of the house , the crumbling steps that had once given access to the living quarters above . |
| 3 | A thorough search of the Sea Rover revealed only the charred remnants of what was later analysed as cannabis , blowing around the decks . |
| 4 | Yet mercenaries seem still to have formed only a small part of the German army ; the fief-rente was almost exclusively used to supply garrisons for castles and fortified towns ; and as the Church and its ministeriales became a less reliable source of troops , the twelfth-century emperors resorted to the practice of strengthening feudal bonds and building up the resources of their own domains . |
| 5 | Equally , a significantly higher concentration of plasminogen activator inhibitor-2 in malignant ascites confirms previous work , but as it is a weaker inhibitor of tissue plasminogen activator and is present in much lower concentrations than plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 , it probably plays only a small part in the overall inhibition of fibrinolytic activity . |
| 6 | Thus an education department may be organised on an area basis so that the centre plays only a co-ordinating role . |
| 7 | Mike Roberts and colleagues at the CEGB 's research laboratories now think that air pollution plays only a minor role after all ( Forestry , vol 62 , pp 179-222 ) . |
| 8 | ‘ Then , Benedict , you have heard only the scandalous tale . |
| 9 | BSL therefore stores story information and re-tells it in a way which would occur for all languages , but spoken language surface structure ( reflecting only a specific point in time and context ) would tend to hide this in its effort for reconstruction of meaning . |
| 10 | Some see it as reflecting only an odd set of ancient taboos . |
| 11 | Initially , most contracts are likely to include only a broad specification of the service being purchased . |
| 12 | They were very disappointed to see only a dirty , black-haired gipsy child . |
| 13 | Footballers and boxers , too , often have their entry into the sports world aided by zealous school teachers , though , overwhelmingly , they choose to see only the formative years up to , say , the age of 13 as affected by teachers . |
| 14 | THE 101st anniversary of the birth of Ho Chi Minh on May 19th got only a muted celebration in Hanoi . |
| 15 | ‘ Once , Ndah was clean through and he was blatantly brought down by Mike Marsh , who got only a yellow card . |
| 16 | As it turned out , by 1989 Britain got only the half-built Sizewell B. |
| 17 | The analysis so far constitutes only a partial account of science . |
| 18 | And Jung 's phrase ‘ something in us ’ implies that the wish constitutes only a small element in the psyche — one that is not difficult for a sensible , mature person to reject , once she/he has recognised how unrealistic it is . |
| 19 | Since , women 's break in labour-market experience constitutes only a small part of their life-spans , other factors must help account for their disadvantaged position . |
| 20 | Frequently , the analytical courses are cut out in joint schemes , and the students gain only a superficial introduction to both subjects . |
| 21 | The connection was of particular significance when the site for the new Welshpool station was under consideration because the Company owned only the trackbed at Raven Square and is indebted to Powis Estates for providing the site for the station and car park . |
| 22 | But her family owned only the upper floor of Damiani 's old house . |
| 23 | ‘ Obediently she did as he bade her , her gaze travelling round the empty room , seeing only the elegant lines of fitted furniture , the newly made bed , the bedside table with one large volume hanging open — and another fallen untidily on the floor beside it . |
| 24 | Thus began the pattern of alternating concession and repression which marked the Indian path to independence , the British constantly frustrated by their inability to rise permanently above the use of force , the nationalists , with the notable exception of Gandhi , seeing only the adroit employment of the carrot and the stick . |
| 25 | Here the examiner will probably have divided up the possible marks in his mind among the component parts , and an answer to one part , be it ever so brilliant , can earn only the appropriate total for that part . |
| 26 | We have discussed how the requirement for external confidentiality will limit the approach to potential purchasers and the consequential sale strategy which will involve contacting only a small number of potential purchasers , most of which are likely to be foreign companies . |
| 27 | Two or three numbers might be required as input to a calculation lasting several hours , impossible to accomplish except by computer and producing only a small volume of output . |
| 28 | They 'd taken no notice of Thérèse reporting that the Bishop expected only a simple meal . |
| 29 | It was typical of his thorough approach that after Arsenal won 7–1 at Wolverhampton , he spent nearly two hours at the team talk analysing what led up to Wolves ’ one goal , much to the dismay of the players , who expected only a brief meeting after such a handsome win . |
| 30 | Even when compared with the 1983 landslide victory , the Conservative share of the vote increased in the South East ( including Greater London ) , East Anglia , West Midlands and East Midlands , and registered only a marginal decline in the South West ( albeit with a share of the vote still in excess of 50 per cent ) . |