Example sentences of "[conj] only the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Reasoning that the very nature of Doctor Who would mean scenes at the beginning and end of serials where only the regular cast were involved , this element became almost a prerequisite to production . |
| 2 | This makes it very different from education , where only the supervisory responsibility is central , while direct responsibility rests with between one and two hundred executive bodies , deriving their authority from a local electorate . |
| 3 | There are fewer contexts where only the bare infinitive seems appropriate . |
| 4 | ‘ O brave new world , ’ said Robyn , ‘ where only the managing directors have jobs . ’ |
| 5 | The ideal data input document is one where only the required information appears and appears in sequence from left to right . |
| 6 | Certain premises are excluded from the Act , e.g. small family businesses where only the immediate family are employed . |
| 7 | It is important to remember that there are certain contexts where only the strong form is acceptable , and others where the weak form is the normal pronunciation . |
| 8 | The table shows the number of pairs where neither candidate was selected , where only the English candidate was selected , and where both were selected . |
| 9 | The St Petersburg mayor , Anatoly Sobchak , made an individual request for food aid from the EC on Sept. 16 , and Ivan Silayev , chair of the Interim Economic Council , had asked for between ECU5,000 million and 6,000 million in aid from the EC on Sept. 9 , although it was unclear whether this was on behalf of all the republics or only the Russian Federation . |
| 10 | To signifies this relation of subsequence in virtue of its potential meaning of a movement from one point in time to another and has been seen to give rise to two clearly identifiable actual meanings according to whether the speaker conceives the whole movement which to is capable of signifying or only the initial part thereof . |
| 11 | He holds the romantic belief that only the wordless language of music is complete and it is music which has always helped him to live and to write . |
| 12 | Hence the normality of 42 when the dogs referred to are of opposite sexes can not be used as evidence against the existence of two senses of dog , since it can be fully accounted for by claiming that only the general sense is operative . |
| 13 | Efficiency : seeking to ensure that the maximum output is obtained from the resources devoted to a department ( or programme ) , or alternatively ensuring that only the minimum level of resources is devoted to a given level of output . |
| 14 | The first principle is that only the minimum amount of data necessary is held or , in other words , only data which will be put to regular constructive use . |
| 15 | It was entirely within range of even the smaller cannon left in the castle , although depressing the muzzles sufficiently downwards would mean that only the far side of the ford would be bombardable . |
| 16 | After my research I found that only the rich countries make weapons and the poor countries simply buy the finished goods . |
| 17 | We 've had some fairly exotic bass strings dangled in front of our wallets over the years — like the ones which were round-wound by the bridge and progressively smoother up towards the nut , and the others designed so that only the bare core passes over the bridge saddles — but Jim D'Addario is pretty scathing about them all . |
| 18 | The enamel may be largely removed , leaving islands of cracked and scored enamel ( Fig. 3.20 D , H ) , or it may be entirely missing and the dentine hollowed out and etched so that only the bare outlines of the teeth remain ( Fig. 3.20 F , G ) . |
| 19 | Bukharin replied : ‘ It is obvious that only the real process of exchanges of substances between town and country can serve as a firm and stable basis for the influence of the town to be decisive . ’ |
| 20 | He insisted that only the federal parliament " shall establish the time frames , and not the legislature or political party of any province " . |
| 21 | In 1969 researcher discovered that only the cis- DDP isomer killed tumours . |
| 22 | After studying the option , or take-note , Roe replied on the 19th July , from Liverpool , pointing out that only the moderate Royalty and the advanced price of copper ( this was around £80 per ton for metal ) could have reconciled him to such an " unprecedented manner of attaining a Mineral lease . " |
| 23 | It is interesting to note that only the Irish anthem is played in Dublin and that at Twickenham God Save The Queen — not any other specifically English song or anthem — is rightly played as the National Anthem . |
| 24 | Quoting the 1989 Constitution , Aikhomu said that only the future president had the authority to proclaim the holding of the first session of the legislature . |
| 25 | I sometimes think that only the professional politicians , the organisers and the hacks who cover these things year-in year-out have the vaguest idea what anything is about . |
| 26 | It should not be forgotten that only the endowed chantries were confiscated under the Chantries Act ; the guilds still continued but more as funeral clubs than intercessionary fraternities . |
| 27 | In spring , either dig up the shrub and replant at a deeper level , or mound soil round its base so that only the upper half of stems is exposed . |
| 28 | It almost disappeared under a carpet of pumice over three metres deep , so that only the upper parts of some tall buildings emerged above it . |
| 29 | Most of these claims will be offset by counter-claims , so that only the net indebtedness has to be settled by using the banks ' balances at the central bank . |
| 30 | He bit off whatever he was going to say and inhaled deeply , smoothing his face into a blank expression so that only the hot glitter in his eyes betrayed his anger . |