Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] only one [noun sg] " 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| 3 | ‘ This affects only one product which has been voluntarily withdrawn as a precautionary measure . |
| 4 | The baddies are interesting and varied , some taking only one brick on the bonce to kill , other such as the hippo ( cue Corky joke ) need a more liberal pasting . |
| 5 | Chester by 1780 had only one packhorse service , to North Wales , while it had wagon and coach services to a large number of English towns . |
| 6 | Noting that [ F , R ] moves only one corner in the L face , and [ F , R ] 2 twists only one corner in the L face , we can obtain a 3-cycle of corners and a pair of corner twists . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The scoreline flattered the Owls , who never had a shot on target and were fortunate to concede only one goal , a stunning 44th minute header by makeshift striker Rob Newman from Mark Robins ' clever cross . |
| 9 | Generally , these require only one coat . |
| 10 | The larger had only one arm , and a head which was the wrong size and shape . |
| 11 | These have only one centimetre of padding and leave the thumb free to fold in safely . |
| 12 | Yet if instead of choosing outputs , the firms indulge in price-setting behaviour ( on which see below ) , any equilibrium is likely to involve only one firm . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | It is better to use only one harp unless there is something really helpful and effective for the second harp to do . |
| 15 | However , because of the potential for error if the wrong terms are used in a particular transaction , it is probably better to have only one set of terms , and draft in appropriate provisions to allow them to be used for both consumer and business transactions , unless the client can keep its consumer and other business wholly separate . |
| 16 | You can say that optical fibre is able to carry only one TV channel whereas a coaxial cable can carry up to 30 . |
| 17 | The VEC relented but , with such short notice , the DUC was able to obtain only one speaker , Dr Robert Blackith , a zoologist from Trinity College , Dublin who was at that stage a veteran anti-nuclear speaker and campaigner . |
| 18 | Farming in this part of France was still regarded as a full-time job and of those visited only one farmer 's wife worked part-time . |
| 19 | The first tentacle pore lacks are accompanying spine , the second to fourth have only one spine subsequent pores have two . |
| 20 | If we decide to store each record in a storage position able to hold only one record , even a perfectly random distribution will give a high proportion of synonyms . |
| 21 | You may have more than one return statement in a subroutine , but it is preferable to have only one entry point and one exit point ( RETURN ) . |
| 22 | The considerable success of these young , enthusiastic and high quality tutors in Norfolk laid the foundation for the District 's future activity in the county which , when Jacques was appointed in 1935 had only one class , a Tutorial in Norwich . |
| 23 | That left only one shot . |
| 24 | But that left only one alternative — that fitzAlan was beginning to trust her . |
| 25 | Currently such research is obliged to have only one aim — unhooking existing addicts . |
| 26 | This means that horizontal line one and line two contain only one colour , in this case red . |