Example sentences of "[conj] only a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Across the Atlantic , where only a tiny minority took a serious interest in global politics , there was little obvious response . |
| 2 | This may particularly apply where only a small number of items are involved , e.g. jewellery/carpets . |
| 3 | It appeared from the poor showing of the pro-CPSU communists in the elections that a surprisingly large number of Russians had voted for Sajudis-backed candidates , or had boycotted the voting in overwhelmingly Russian-populated constituencies where only a pro-CPSU communist was standing . |
| 4 | Multiple bands were also clearly seen in orangutan ( Pongo pygmaeus ) and the old world monkey Ceropithecus aethiops , but not in more distantly related species , such as pig or cow , where only a single hybridising band is seen . |
| 5 | These are all roads where the pedagogical tradition has pointed signposts in the wrong direction , making us search for English ( the nature of English conversation , at least ) where it is not — and where only a careful analysis of natural conversational data can get us on the right road again . |
| 6 | Polar desert is the area of bare rocks and soils beyond the tundra , where only a thin , patchy covering of plant life is found . |
| 7 | Some guides are indeed very brief , suggesting visits at breakneck speed where only a few items or rooms will be seen . |
| 8 | The geography of fifteenth-century palaces had been relatively simple : there was a Great Hall , where ceremonious and public appearances were made , and the Chamber where the King withdrew and where only a few could follow him . |
| 9 | " After seven hours we arrived in Ekondo Jundu , a village in a forest clearing , where only a few outsiders had been seen before . |
| 10 | ‘ A company where only a few outside interests own the shares . |
| 11 | We must be careful with this argument because it is sometimes based on anatomical studies that have used insensitive methods or only a partial consideration of the data . |
| 12 | So if , for instance , you are reading the earliest Gideon books of John Creasey , stop at each fact that you feel inclined to take unto yourself and ask whether it is a reasonably timeless fact , or only a temporary one . |
| 13 | This may be because no solution , or only a temporary solution has been found , or because the desired solution has not yet been implemented . |
| 14 | Whether this perspective represents wisdom or only a curious anachronism today , it commands the scrutiny of a post-war generation in the West brought up to respect the limits of military power more than its utility . |
| 15 | It is necessary by way of preface to emphasise that in no circumstances can in-house benefits give rise to no taxable benefit or only a small taxable benefit if that benefit is to be assessed on an average cost basis . |
| 16 | Land which in 1947 had little development value , and therefore no claim or only a small claim on the fund , may at some future date acquire considerable development value . |
| 17 | Reintroduced foods should be fed in the morning , and again in the afternoon , if there was no reaction , or only a slight reaction , to the first feeding . |
| 18 | Sometimes perpetual debt is issued which carries interest at a relatively high rate for a number of years ( ‘ the primary period' ) , and then bears no further interest , or only a nominal amount . |
| 19 | Just under half lived in the same household as the dementia sufferer ( 45 per cent ) ; most of the remainder lived within easy reach : 14 per cent in the same street or only a few minutes ' walk away , 20 per cent within two miles , ten per cent within five miles , and only 11 per cent further than five miles away ( although in Newham 36 per cent of the principal carers lived more than two miles away compared with only 12 per cent in Ipswich ) . |
| 20 | If the key elements of ‘ owlness ’ were absent , or only a few were present , the birds showed some curiosity about the dummy but were not stimulated to perform the full mobbing response . |
| 21 | Very or only a little ? ’ |
| 22 | But she did n't respond — at least she did n't do that ! — or only a little bit , only the very smallest bit , because it was so very sweet , so very exciting , so very much what she had always hoped a kiss might be , and if he believed it was what she wanted , why not let him think so ? |
| 23 | Those who have no or only an inadequate contributions record , and those who have exhausted their rights to Unemployment Benefit , can make a claim for means-tested Supplementary Benefit . |
| 24 | Whether there was a direct organisation link between the Party and the unions ( Denmark , Norway and Sweden ) or only an informal relation ( Germany and Austria ) was only of secondary importance . |
| 25 | Despite such problems of national differences and policies , the ECSC experiment could claim some success , albeit only a partial one . |
| 26 | An increase of at least 10 per cent will be demanded by union representatives , who will argue that only a substantial rise will improve morale . |
| 27 | In the preface , the editor of the catalogue makes it clear that only a representative selection of coins is listed . |
| 28 | However , it is not true that only a superficial representation determines the interpretation of a surface anaphor , or that the final interpretation is always the one that the superficial representation licenses . |
| 29 | Further validation is needed , says the NII , before it will accept CEGB assurances that only a limited number of rods will experience significant ballooning . |
| 30 | Though in this form the list looks a long one , it must be remembered that only a limited number of schools have introduced more than a few changes . |