Example sentences of "[conj] only the [num ord] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( Recall Keynes 's retention of the ‘ real wage equals marginal product ’ principle , so that only the first marginal condition failed to hold in the General Theory model . ) |
| 2 | Published at the beginning of the century it comprises 10 volumes , although only the first eight have been translated into English . |
| 3 | Seven nations ( Australia , France , New Zealand , Norway , the UK , Argentina , Chile ) claim sectors of the continent ; the claims of the last three overlap substantially , and only the first five recognize each others ' claims reciprocally . |
| 4 | Carol Moseley Braun won in Illinois and thereby became the first black woman , and only the second black person , to serve in the Senate . |
| 5 | The bomb had been a direct hit and only the last few dwellings had still been standing afterwards . |
| 6 | ‘ It 's as if only the last few hours of my life were real . |
| 7 | The range was wide , but only the first two attracted much notice , the Arts Council Working Party pointing out in 1969 that since these were not crimes at all , how could it be ‘ a heavily punishable crime to ‘ induce ’ these particular non-crimes ? ’ |
| 8 | As only the second Asian MP in Parliament it is anyone 's guess how that issue will affect the voting this time in this traditionally ‘ conservative ’ area . |
| 9 | unc As only the first two can be plotted on the screen many systems only calculate and hold x and y . |