Example sentences of "[pron] only [vb -s] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | It certainly seems to escape the circularity inherent in a Kantian attempt to link the particularity of entities with the numerical identity of the places that such entities occupy in a general spatio-temporal framework , which only leads to the problem of having to presuppose the existence of numerically identical entities in order to be able to refer to identical places . |
| 2 | ( i ) The facts of the case must come within the section , which only applies to , the " faulty execution of … construction , maintenance or repair … |
| 3 | Why not do it and leave it ready the day before , then all that is needed is one minute to set the garter carriage in operation and you will come home to a sleeve which only has to be cast off . |
| 4 | Long 's playing in the Concerto possesses feather-light dexterity with sly , wittily contrasted phrasing , which only serves to emphasis the nonchalant brilliance and simplicity of her interpretation . |
| 5 | From this you might learn about Richardson 's method of writing , as well as about differences between writing which is really private compared to writing which only pretends to be private . |
| 6 | Three hundred thousand foxes are killed annually in this country , either through hunting , which only attributes to a small two point percent , shooting , gassing , snaring , all of which happen during the hunting season as well . |
| 7 | The direction only applies to evidence which a party " intends to place reliance on " and so can not apply to new evidence which only comes to light after the time for serving statements has passed . |
| 8 | Poor darling , she only wants to be taken out . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Dana is n't really a man-eater ; she only wants to be happy . ’ |
| 10 | And in order to get in to that state of mind one does not have to be a complete lifelong fanatic , one only has to be completely absorbed for the moment by a particular cause , and that kind of absorption is of course something which good causes often do seem to demand . |
| 11 | However , there only appears to be one reported case since Bolam where this has occurred ( Hucks v Cole ( 1968 ) 112 Sol Jo 483 ) . |
| 12 | Usually , it only happens to grown-ups . |
| 13 | CIP complicates matters of selection considerably because it only relates to some BNB entries , and therefore requires that CIP and non-CIP entries must be treated differently . |
| 14 | This provision may cause confusion to clients as they will not understand that it only relates to a late completion date . |
| 15 | It only remains to be seen whether the customers will buy it . |
| 16 | It only seems to be things I know already … . |
| 17 | We used to sell it but now it only seems to be Boots — I know it is still popular . ’ |
| 18 | The money supply is of no intrinsic significance : it only matters to the extent that it may be manipulated in such a way as to achieve other intermediate objectives of macroeconomic policy such as interest rate or exchange rate stability . |
| 19 | It only wants to be played on . |
| 20 | It only leads to rows — like the other night . ’ |
| 21 | The series aspect of any element is illustrated in the blow-up of figure 9.16(c) and application of Kirchhoff 's voltage law to this aspect gives or This time note that it has been possible to neglect the change in the current phasor I over the infinitesimal element as it only leads to terms that are second order in smallness . |
| 22 | this silent business or silent treatment er it only leads to worse trouble . |
| 23 | it only applies to biodegradable contaminants ; |
| 24 | It only applies to individuals . |
| 25 | The new flexi-age retirement provision is unlikely to help you if you move to a new job , since it only applies to employees of 20 years ' standing . |
| 26 | If you put something like N H and then O H four well the convention is that when it 's a suffix stuff a subscript and a suffix below the line there and just after it , it only applies to the last element . |
| 27 | It only applies to women and men living as couples . |
| 28 | If , as appears likely , it only applies to the latter case , can it be invoked by any Member State or only by a Member State which voted against the legislation ? |
| 29 | Incredibly , impersonation of this sort to get hold of data is not a criminal offense , in this country there is no law as such which makes it illegal to steal information , and the main piece of legislation , the Data Protection Act contains a massive loophole , it only applies to the holders of information not to third parties trying to get their hands on it . |
| 30 | This exemption , it might be noted , will require amendment in the event that multi-disciplinary partnerships are to be permitted ( see below ) as in its present form it only applies to solicitors ' partnerships where all the partners are qualified solicitors . |