Example sentences of "[subord] [noun prp] [verb] only " in BNC.
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1 | Losses during the full year in mortgage indemnity business , where GA has only a 4% market share , were again in line with expectations at $53.1m , including $20.9m in the fourth quarter . |
2 | Although Sherek saw only the drafts of the first two acts , he agreed at once to do so . |
3 | Fifty minutes later he had 53 from 35 balls , and thirty-one minutes after that , from another 21 balls , he had 103 ; the fastest century in terms of balls received in the history of Test cricket , 56 balls to Jack Gregory 's 67 against South Africa in 1921–2 , although Gregory took only 70 minutes while Richards took 81 minutes . |
4 | The cat , delighted that its ordeal was over , burrowed under the covers like a furry hot-water bottle , and although Mildred had only meant to sit and get warm , within a few minutes her eyelids began to droop , and before long she was fast asleep — so fast asleep that she did not hear the door opening very quietly . |
5 | Partly as a result , Whitehaven came to prominence in the Virginia tobacco trade during the 1740s , although Lowther had only indirect links with the merchant community . |
6 | ‘ Speaking crossly and rudely although Carrie had only been stewing indoors because she had been helping him in the shop ! |
7 | Although Shelley smiled only faintly , Byron roared with laughter and said , ‘ Let me tell you of an inscription I once saw scrawled on the wall of a low jakes in Chelsea . |
8 | Although Nepal has only a minimal rug-weaving trade , an increasing number of good quality items are now being made in the country by Tibetan refugees . |
9 | ‘ Thus , although Dillons discounts only a limited range of titles , the knock-on effect of its advertising campaign and aggressive marketing is that it brings people into its shops , and generates the belief that all books are cheaper in Dillons , not just discounted titles . |
10 | Although Friedmann found only one , there are in fact three different kinds of models that obey Friedmann 's two fundamental assumptions . |
11 | If Ken had only put his mind to it he might have in the end come up with something even better . |
12 | A British expert on Ukrainian military matters , Roy Allison , from Birmingham university , says that , if Ukraine faced only the three military districts in European Russia , the balance of equipment and weapons would be three-to one in Ukraine 's favour . |
13 | The only mail I get from Czechoslovakia is a junk mail actually , it 's all about some wine club that I never want to belong to , but erm , if Darwin had only opened it , er do n't throw it away , it could be , it could be th it could be the paper from that will save you infinite trouble . |
14 | This man this truth is extremely important , because if Jesus died only as a man , his sacrificial anointment would have been sufficient to take |
15 | If Guy had only exchanged contracts last week , he 'd organised himself with impressive speed . |
16 | If Eliot had only managed to be funnier , some had come to feel , he would also have been more accurate . |
17 | ‘ It 's none of your damned business ! ’ she snapped half-heartedly , yet his words struck a raw nerve and she almost winced in pain , because Ryan had only been ardent at first ; after that , it had been she who had made the advances . |
18 | And that puzzles me , because Knudsen has only recently gained critical regard in Denmark . |
19 | Since Illich sees only harm in the entire medical enterprise , however , he rejects solutions to democratise or control medical practice or equalise the distribution of medical care . |
20 | Donegal have n't lost a game in 12 months , while Derry have only lost three times in 27 months , so it should be quite a struggle . |
21 | In a turnout unofficially set at 59 per cent of the approximately 165,000 registered voters , Antonio Mascarenhas Monteiro , a former Supreme Court judge , obtained 73.5 per cent of the votes , while Pereira gained only 26.5 per cent . |
22 | Southend is kneedeep in staff , whereas Troyes has only one or two . |
23 | Whereas Guy had only arrived in the Middle East in 1180 and at the time of his defeat had been King of Jerusalem for less than a year , Saladin had ruled Egypt since 1169 and Syria since 1176 . |
24 | In fact this criticism , which was very powerful in undermining the claims of Realism , was open to a retort that it missed the point , since Morgenthau claimed only that rationality assumptions were being used as economists use them , to establish a limiting case or ideal type by which actual behaviour could be evaluated . |
25 | For one thing , Caldwell deals with cases where D has either recognized the risk or has failed to give any thought to it , whereas Morgan applies only where D has formed a distinct belief that the victim is consenting , a situation not explicitly covered by Caldwell . |
26 | ‘ We threw it away , ’ said Gooch after England set only 231 for victory lost their last seven wickets for 52 runs in 11 overs at Lord 's . |
27 | That NT is in the gameplan is not disputed by Sun , though Silvestri admits only to talks with Microsoft about the business parameters of such a venture — other flavours of Unix could even feature over time . |
28 | Two years ago the judge issued a court warrant when Jim did only 29 hours of a 200-hour community service order after being convicted of theft . |
29 | But as Cracknell knows only too well , the new industries based on electronics have little effect in reducing unemployment . |
30 | China and Argentina have approximately 30 000 each , though Argentina had only 1000 ha as recently as 1978 . |