Example sentences of "[vb pp] only [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 In fact , assuming that the time elapsing between a subject 's decision to respond and the actual pressing of the button was about 75 milliseconds , subjects on average identified the target after having heard only the first 200 milliseconds of it .
3 Up to now I have heard only the few reluctant words in the lane .
4 ‘ Then , Benedict , you have heard only the scandalous tale .
5 The defendant can already count himself lucky to have received only a two-year sentence , having regard to the amount involved and to the position of trust which he held .
6 Thus far , Kirov had received only a vague brief about his current project .
7 J. Sainsbury , Britain 's biggest food retailer argues that discount shops have received only a temporary boost from the recession .
8 The Committee on Safety of Medicines ( personal communication ) has received only a single report of visual disorder associated with chlorambucil — namely , corneal opacity — and the manufacturers ( Wellcome ) have only a single report of optic neuritis , occurring on day 1 of chlorambucil treatment and not resolving on withdrawal .
9 Rico Gopul , a staff nurse in the villa at the time of the alleged incidents , told the tribunal he had been accused of the same offences as Mr Reid but had received only a written warning .
10 Numbers were small ; but a final case study approach revealed that for people who lived alone , had no informal carer who could manage all necessary care ; and had a high level of cognitive impairment , the Home Support Project was likely to prolong home care beyond that of those who had received only the usual services .
11 But he had travelled only a few miles when he lost his way among the dark country lanes near his home in Diss , Norfolk .
12 They had travelled only a few yards into the dense timber when the silence of the woods closed in about them , cutting them off from the rest of humanity in a claustrophobic world of towering trunks and patches of thick underbrush .
13 The design was complicated , with a serpentine pattern of dark blue and white with touches of black , and whoever was knitting it had completed only a few inches of ribbed welt .
14 As it is , SunSelect has reportedly validated only a dozen Windows applications on WABI and the thing still does n't print .
15 As it is , SunSelect has reportedly validated only a dozen Windows applications on WABI and the thing still does n't print .
16 White Doves is a Victorian terraced house situated only a few minutes from the famous Minster , in a quiet cul-de-sac .
17 There must be very few bird reserves situated only a few minutes ' walk from the centre of a town which turn out to be as rewarding as Radipole Lake , another RSPB reserve .
18 The first being that he had driven such motor cars before , and the second that he had consumed only the barest minimum of champagne .
19 The listener was given only a limited picture of life outside the capital and one which was seen through urban eyes .
20 ‘ It is difficult for me to find the limits of the car yet because I am given only a limited number of laps and I do n't know the circuit . ’
21 Dadda he had told , though even to him he had given only a vague location , but he had n't said a word to his grandmother and he was sure Peter would n't have told Uncle Leonard and Auntie Midge .
22 Government proposals to solve the unrelieved surplus advance corporation tax problem suffered by companies with overseas operations were given only a guarded welcome .
23 ‘ But we are lucky to have her — she was given only a 50:50 chance of survival when she was born . ’
24 He was given only a 50–50 chance of surviving .
25 He was given only a 50–50 chance of surviving .
26 It will be in everyone 's interest that the precise arrangements are specified , eg whether the partnership has a tenancy or contractual licence to occupy and in consideration of what payments , or whether the property is to be enjoyed rent free , or whether the firm is given only a non-exclusive personal licence which will determine on the death or retirement of the partner who grants the same .
27 Once more , we are given only a masculine point of view .
28 If the presidency was given only a nominal role , for example , the Maronites would still hold the most honoured post in the country while more executive power could be given to the Sunni Muslim premier .
29 Fourthly , the field workers were given only a few packets of ORS for distribution among the villagers .
30 Each month lots were drawn for the names of the next families to leave , and the fortunate ones were given only a short time to make their final preparations .
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