Example sentences of "to use only " in BNC.

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1 If he bought compressed pellet hops he would have to use only half the amount compared to whole hops .
2 There are more than 200,00 known plant species in the world and it is said we have learned to use only 2,500 of them .
3 She tried to limit herself to the most important ones ( to nod ‘ yes ’ or shake her head ‘ no ’ , to point at an object her companion had failed to see ) , to use only gestures that did not pretend to be her original expression .
4 He knew he 'd get his own way , although he was careful to use only his right hand .
5 Mitsubishi still clings to the option of being able to use only rear-wheel-drive on the road , claiming it 's quieter and less expensive on fuel and tyres .
6 They will now be asked to use only small bottles .
7 Oh , you might be careful to plumb that machine in correctly , to use only the right powder in the right quantity , never to overload it and to have it serviced regularly .
8 It has polarised popular opinion such that sick people tend to use only conventional medicine or complementary medicine , thus failing to reap the benefits of knowledge which could help them .
9 Shell has specified that the detector will be deemed safe to use only if it can withstand intensities of up to 8 v/m .
10 Address it to either Mrs Edward Black ( it is traditional to use only the wife 's name ) or to Mr and Mrs Edward Black .
11 I wanted to use only the most solid timber on the sides to keep things watertight .
12 The traditional way is to use only two colours within any one row , but to change the background colour in a series of stripes .
13 Size and slant constraints were employed , and writers were asked to use only particular forms of letters .
14 Under the scrutiny of Hayward and Browne , he began to revise and concentrate his verse — after the problems with The Family Reunion , he wished to use only poetry which met the test of " strict dramatic utility " although at a later date he was to worry in case he had strayed too close to the drama of Frederick Lonsdale .
15 Then comes Phaleron , and the best harbour of all , the three-bayed Piraeus , safe to use only after Athens had taken Salamis , opposite , from Megara in the days of Solon .
16 If you own a detector working from this system you should try to use only batteries with proper crimped terminals .
17 He attacked Latin authors as profane , wanted schools to use only biblical and early Christian writings in teaching Greek , and urged greater study of Hebrew .
18 It would be far preferable to use only a few words — a brief poem where every word is potent :
19 It is better to use only one harp unless there is something really helpful and effective for the second harp to do .
20 One of the newest , Sun E45 is the only sun protection range to use only a non-chemical sunscreen in its formulation .
21 It is common practice to use only the information on benefits and earnings when the information on other sources of income is unavailable .
22 At other times a teacher may wish to use only a very short sequence .
23 Space has allowed me to use only a fraction of the wealth of material provided ; I only hope I have not made too many mistakes or significant omissions and have done at least some justice to all .
24 In Seager v Copydex Ltd [ 1967 ] 1 WLR 923 it was adopted by Lord Denning MR who added the following point concerning the difficulties which arise where part of the information disclosed to the defendant is only partly within the public domain : When the information is mixed , being partly public and partly private , then the recipient must take special care to use only the material which is in the public domain .
25 The Clwyd Social Services ' Bryn Tirion nursery , Henllan , is thought to be the first in North Wales to use only environmentally-friendly products in all its work .
26 The SLF recommends to its members that in their own interests , and in the interests of their employees , they rebrief their staff on the need to use only legal means of management .
27 It is possible to use only strong forms in speaking , and some foreigners do this .
28 The move from tones to tone-units is a difficult one , and I feel it is advisable at this stage to use only slow , careful speech for exercises ( Tape Units 15 and 16 ) .
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