Example sentences of "[det] [vb -s] only [num] " in BNC.

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1 That is , each has only one symbol on its right side :
2 I glimpsed naked steel and , as you know , that has only one effect on Old Shallot .
3 This represents only two cases in 1990–1 , and all costings were based on the assumption that tonsillectomies took place as inpatient procedures .
4 Since this represents only one per cent of projected capacity , it will not be of significant help in meeting concern over weapons production .
5 This affects only one product which has been voluntarily withdrawn as a precautionary measure .
6 For example : Interestingly , this creates only four synonyms , and is thus a very effective algorithm .
7 This leaves only two alternative strategies : to flee or to hide .
8 This leaves only two ( Nos. 1 and 2 ) where , without further checking , evidence might be considered too slight .
9 This leaves only one realistic option a full scale takeover .
10 This leaves only one public telephone in Haslemere accessible for wheelchairs and that is inside one of the supermarkets .
11 It may be typical of many business letters , but it is still only one sample of data , and as such represents only one domain — in this case that of banking .
12 The former lists seven or eight subformations made up of algae , lichens and mosses in varying combinations ; the latter includes only one subformation , involving the two antarctic flowering plants , the grass Deschampsia antarctica and the pink or pearlwort Colobanthus quitensis .
13 When he talks about appointing 1,000 police officers nationally , does he understand that that means only 1.5 additional police officers per constituency , which does not begin to meet the problem ?
14 That leaves only one other person . ’
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