Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] only a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As with all water fowl the female is less flamboyant than its partner and the duck is sooty brown with only a hint of a crest . |
| 2 | One , which includes mosaics of the more specific trend , features many neatly executed arrangements from each of only a handful of sites . |
| 3 | Not this one ; it rides easy with only a trace of load-carrying compromise . |
| 4 | We have been using these for only a number of weeks now , but the response has been very encouraging . |
| 5 | Steve Richardson also moved up with a 70 in the company of Jack Nicklaus , who beat him by a shot , the difference being at the 18th , which Richardson three-putted despite only a wedge for his second shot . |
| 6 | She can not hear that much of his business life is tedious , worrying , tiring and not all that exciting ; he can not hear and see her boredom and exhaustion in his fantasy that she is the one who has everything — not having to earn , not having to stir out each morning and so comfortable with only a baby to look after . |
| 7 | The third vulnerable group of the population are the very elderly with only a state pension . |
| 8 | Sound-insulating quilt is laid above the new ceiling , and though a good space between the new and old ceiling is ideal , in houses with low ceilings , the method can be quite effective with only a gap of an inch or two . |
| 9 | People surged forward and back ; the Man realized he was needed and turned to go out of Woil 's cage , probably thinking that if he left the door ajar for only a moment Woil was too placid and safe a bird to try to escape . |
| 10 | It had 300 residential places ( and had had those for only a year ) . |
| 11 | In all of the forested areas sampled by Eyre , commercial lumber production was responsible for only a proportion of the deforestation . |
| 12 | It also meant that in 1213 , and again in 1215–17 , the French king was able to take the war to England , a thing unheard of only a generation earlier . |
| 13 | An analysis by the sex of children showed no significant differences between those with a son or sons only and those with only a daughter or daughters . |
| 14 | And all that on only a couple of acres . |
| 15 | Now , my students find themselves coping with the intricacies of the Negotiator/ Interpreter oral assessments of an examination syllabus with which they are not familiar after only a fortnight into the course . |
| 16 | He made the comment in remarks to a visiting official from North Korea , one of only a handful of foreign countries to send special delegations for national day . |
| 17 | Anderson had employed Jean Southwark QC , one of only a handful of leading women barristers . |
| 18 | One of only a handful of mixed freights which survived until closure of Woodhead was a late afternoon Tinsley-Dewsnap working , seen at the north end of Wadsley hauled by 76016/10 in May 1981 . |
| 19 | It was in his adopted position of right-back that Paul gained two England Under 21 caps and he is one of only a handful of players who have appeared for the Palace in ten post-war seasons , while his 319 games for the club place him firmly in the top five all-time appearances for us . |
| 20 | Exquisitely inlaid all over in Chinoiserie decoration in stained horn , mother-of-pearl , tortoiseshell and brass with silvered bronze mounts , it is one of only a handful of similar pieces known ( the most recent example sold by Sotheby 's in December 1991 made $875,000 ) . |
| 21 | Ted Cox is almost unique among Athletico supporters as he is one of only a handful who voluntarily attend away games . |
| 22 | For those who still feel that we are lagging , let me say that Britain is one of only a handful of countries to have set a target for reductions in carbon dioxide . |
| 23 | LE Restaurant Sante is one of only a handful of Ulster inclusions in the just published 1993 Guide to ‘ The 100 Best Restaurants in Ireland ’ . |
| 24 | ‘ This made us the second most successful regional morning in the UK and one of only a handful of papers to increase annual sales . |
| 25 | The centre is one of only a handful in the country that caters exclusively for sick and injured wildlife . |
| 26 | Archway is one of only a handful of schools in the country to have taken such a strong stand against the Government . |
| 27 | It 's a red panda cub , one of only a handful to have been born in captivity . |
| 28 | To be one of only a handful of boys among hundreds of girls at a feis ( a competition ) was the surest way of pulling girls I ever saw . |
| 29 | Twenty-year-old Peake not only scored the goal which put Pool on their way to a desperately needed win , he was also one of only a handful of players on either side who looked capable of coming to terms with the gale-force wind and bumpy pitch . |
| 30 | He is believed to be the first Karate expert in the region to receive such an award and one of only a handful in the country . |