Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] only [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Third , ’ the Doctor said , as Bernice whirled to see an open doorway where only seconds earlier there had been a flat wall , ‘ I imagine those androids would prefer us not to attempt to escape , in the TARDIS or in any other way . |
| 2 | Our finding in the present study that only 5% of sporadic adenomas express detectable levels of p53 protein is clearly in line with the results of these other workers , and the use of three different anti-p53 antibodies including ‘ mutant specific ’ Pab 240 , provides further evidence that the protein detected is a mutant form . |
| 3 | All too often , students engage in study that only results in shallow or superficial learning of the first type — for example , the rote learning of names , dates , superficial factual data and characteristics that you hold in your short-term memory just long enough to pass an examination and that are then rapidly forgotten , because they have not been internalized — perhaps because our psyches know they are not of much use in the long run . |
| 4 | For a shocked second she was very aware that this was the mouth that only hours before had been kissing her , making her feel things she had never felt . |
| 5 | Yes , we 've all seen all the reports — distributed open systems end up costing downsizers more money than the mainframe ever did , that there are many applications that can be handled only by the mainframe , that the mainframe has a bright future if only IBM Corp can get over its present problems . |
| 6 | In Kirkcaldy only two thirds of patients received a diabetes review by their general practitioner in the first or second year of a two year study and only 50% had annual blood glucose assessments . |
| 7 | In the Cardiff trial 14% of community care patients received regular general practitioner review and only 5% received yearly blood glucose estimations . |
| 8 | Compensation was given for the land taken , but this limited the programme as only 1% of the republican budget was allocated towards this . |
| 9 | But instead of gaining , we stand to lose such workers to pay for a reorganisation that only Ian Lang ( the Scottish Secretary ) and a few of his supporters want . ’ |
| 10 | Your cosmetics will have been chosen from the vast range that only Pia can offer . |
| 11 | The Committee acknowledges that as a result of its proposal that only threats of immediate harm should suffice for rape , ‘ some prosecutions will be brought under section 2 in circumstances where there could now be a prosecution for rape . ’ |
| 12 | He told the Committee that Only Singapore had persevered with a road pricing scheme , and while Hong Kong had withdrawn its . |
| 13 | Rick points out that the Manson features a compound radius fingerboard , and goes on to say what an excellent idea this is and that it is a pity that only custom builders are able to implement this feature properly . |
| 14 | Although the walking on the other ranges had been enjoyable , it was particularly pleasing to be in this wild and seldom-visited area , and to enjoy the unique feelings of solitude and peace that only mountains can inspire . |
| 15 | If they did , the rate of reproduction of bacteria is such that 10 million copies of the New Testament could be run off in a single day , a missionary 's dream if only people could read the DNA alphabet but , alas , the characters are so small that all 10 million copies of the New Testament could simultaneously dance upon the surface of a pin 's head . |
| 16 | Tests revealed it contained formic acid , which a doctor from Newcastle University said could be lethal to a child if only teaspoonful was swallowed . |
| 17 | A similar comparison of 1984 and 1992 child benefit rates , taking into account the increase in earnings , shows that the benefit from next April should be £12.55p per child ; instead it will be £9.65p for the first child and only £7.80p for each subsequent child . |
| 18 | • 41% wanted care at G.P. surgery , 34% in their own home and only 16% in hospital . |
| 19 | But Scotland looked better in the first half when only penalties were scored . |
| 20 | After a while , Niki worked his way up through the field until only Tambay and Prost were ahead of him ; then Prost had to abandon the race with a loose wheel , a stupid mechanical mistake , which put Niki on Tambay 's tail . |
| 21 | The concept of motor skill is associated , with the development of longer and more complex patterns of activity which can be reeled off following a single trigger and which are monitored on the basis that only feedback which indicates errors needs attention . |
| 22 | It is a long term problem of course , but it creates a vicious circle that only ends when you discard the circle entirely and approach the situation from a completely new angle . |
| 23 | There may be signs in recent cases of a move towards a more pragmatic approach based on the premise that only restrictions which produce a significant effect in the market fall within Article 85(1) . |
| 24 | For we still believe that our femaleness is a biological entity ; but it is this biology that a century ago wished to remove our clitoris and that continues now to impose upon us a desire that only functions in passive reaction to the actions of men , and that is as a result based in narcissism and masochism . |
| 25 | ‘ Limpar could play for Arsenal again the way he plays for the national team if only Graham had more faith in him . |
| 26 | At least she 'd be half-presentable if they , whoever they were , came for her– If only Peter could see her now . |
| 27 | Both escaped from captivity but only George survived . |
| 28 | Two options were given and 92% favoured the 10 am to 5 pm period while only 8% preferred the 2 pm to 9 pm period . |
| 29 | As Roth ( 1974 ) points out , the notion that only professions have subcultures is negated by the ‘ distinct and pervasive patterns of occupational life ’ found amongst dockers , seamen , miners , etc. ; prostitutes also claim that their service is a social good and a community service ; a lack of demarcation of work and leisure is equally true of policemen as of dockers ; and so on . |
| 30 | Other people 's gut reactions are often inaccessible ; but the notion that only birth should confer Libyan nationality , in spite of its apparent coincidence with Qaddafi 's view of nationhood , was sufficiently inconsistent with the notorious opportunism of the Zuwaya in recruiting new members , to suggest that , on this occasion , questions of politics rather than ethnicity were uppermost in their minds . |