Example sentences of "[conj] only in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Churches often remain , either complete , ruined , or only in part ( e.g. tower or chancel ) , and , together with the extent of the graveyard , they may give useful information about a site . |
| 2 | current storage location of the module version ; that is online LIFESPAN storage , LIFESPAN offline system or only in LIFESPAN hard copy system . |
| 3 | The rule has been slightly relaxed over the last few years , although only in relation to secondary legislation ; it has also been breached from time to time by a number of judges , not least by judicial free spirit , the former Master of the Rolls , Lord Denning . |
| 4 | Factory girls usually married in their early twenties ; it was unlikely to happen over the age of 25 , and only in textile areas , where there was a long tradition of employment , did women generally prolong their independence , though conditions varied in different industries and areas . |
| 5 | In particular the conviction that any charge for interest is morally wrong was modified only very gradually , and only in part ; though low rates of interest came to be accepted as a necessity , high rates were still thought wrong . |
| 6 | They were to be allowed to use some of the gentry 's farmland , but not necessarily in perpetuity and only in return for labour services or cash . |
| 7 | All that was important of human knowledge had been handed down — no one knew for certain whence old science had come — and only in interpretation was there ever anything which was novel or innovative . |
| 8 | In light weather , she was handicapped only if driven by her rotors alone , and only in comparison with a fully rigged sailing vessel dead before the wind . |
| 9 | He was a small man , bald and beady-eyed and turkey-necked , and only in retrospect could she see that he 'd probably been something of a mental case as well . |
| 10 | Even if we agree with his general hypothesis , we have to accept that in some instances people will eat the dead bodies of other people — if only in order to stay alive . |
| 11 | If ‘ we hear the key turn each in his prison ’ , it may be a satisfaction to find occasionally that entry rather than closure is being sought ; for while he had a great many acquaintances and , as his fame increased , hundreds who wanted to meet him if only in order to say they had done so , he lacked relationships which were simple , straightforward , and stable . |
| 12 | How religiously , if only in order to obviate neighbourly interference , the Darcian woman would observe contraceptive precautions ! |
| 13 | We can now indicate , if only in outline , the historical forms of the same development . |
| 14 | After what seemed ages , Dustin thought he might be willing to co-star in John and Mary if only in gratitude for the bit of play-doctoring the two visitors had done . |
| 15 | The very existence of the catholic state in all but name , the realization , if only in part , of the territory of Ireland as both catholic and nationalist , had a significant and continuing impact on both the clergy 's practical theology and the laity 's day-to-day perceptions of social reality . |
| 16 | The reason for this , if only in part , was because Clift had been brought up in an era where homosexuality was considered a form of mental illness . |
| 17 | At some point during the fifties the press coined a phrase , not entirely new but then fashionable , for any actor who emulated the lifestyle of Errol Flynn , if only in part . |
| 18 | If local authorities are going to withdraw from direct service provision — even if only in part — the voluntary sector will have to be extended , and this will entail increased funding by local authorities . |
| 19 | Opposition Members want us to forbid the use of that personal allowance , if only in part , for a particular purpose . |
| 20 | Secondly , the increase in world oil prices has been responsible , if only in part , for the increase in prices of many of the products of Western economies . |
| 21 | Whatever the form of organisation for overseas selling , it is important that there should be a senior manager charged , if only in part , with the responsibility for exporting . |
| 22 | Such matches and mismatches change over time , and so therefore does the use of the argument , and subjects which were previously regarded as vocational even if only in relation to a teaching career — are now justified on general grounds . |
| 23 | Nor can a single moment be cited when Poland , even if only in comparison with Russia , has successfully represented progress or done anything of historical significance . |
| 24 | If only in housing . |
| 25 | I had seen these birds before in Shetland , but only in winter plumage on migration , and here they were , obviously on their home territory . |
| 26 | Sentence ( 2 ) leaves us in mid-air , guessing what the " thing " may be that Pemberton would like to hear " ; ( 3 ) provides the answer , but only in part . |
| 27 | It limits people 's ability to pursue some conceptions of the good , but only in order to equalize the opportunity to do so overall . |
| 28 | At last he was allowed to resign as Prime Minister of the Labour Government , but only in order to kiss hands as Prime Minister of a National administration . |
| 29 | Adjoining the churchyard is the Buttermarket , but only in name now . |
| 30 | I feel sceptical but would give them a try I believe they work but only in conjunction with a healthy diet and regular exercise |