Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [conj] only the " in BNC.
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| 1 | All this could be different if only the British people were allowed a real stake in the EC . |
| 2 | I like to compare him with a footballing genius , putting through passes others are too slow to take , and making moves that would be brilliant if only the rules were different . |
| 3 | Some of the South Africans are were last night understood to be unhappy that only the English anthem is to be played , but it was felt better not to cause more controversy in the light of Thursday 's threat by the African National Congress to call a halt to future tours . |
| 4 | The fact that this extra testing can produce extra diagnoses implies that a proportion of those cases diagnosed as NGU would turn out to be trichomonal if only the organism were adequately looked for . |
| 5 | He will be aware that only the most diligent of hon. Members and outside organisations used to go to the Table Office or the Library to get those replies . |
| 6 | This is acceptable when only the family are around , but when we have guests , embarrassing situations can arise . |
| 7 | Given the composition of Council , it is likely that only the DTI stands in the way of adoption of this proposal : if it is adopted , I hope we will be spared further sanctimonious claims to the high ground by the Institute , and that it concedes it is operating predominantly in the interests of ( some of ) its members . |
| 8 | Besides governments , it is likely that only the largest companies will engage in any kind of record retention and archive management . |
| 9 | In organizations with scarce resources political activity is inevitable and only the naive decry it . |
| 10 | 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 . ’ |
| 11 | If we are tackling a very big warren it is probable that only the most likely of the bolt-holes will have been fitted with purse nets , simply because insufficient nets are available . |
| 12 | Titrations show that at pH 6.5 , His126 is uncharged and only the ( not ) NH ( 12.51 p.p.m. ) , which is hydrogen-bonded to Met100(CO) , is observed . |
| 13 | Shipbuilding was in crisis , and it was clear that only the fittest could survive . |
| 14 | The rate ratio for admission was similar when only the first admission of each child was counted ( 27 vs 42 , rate ratio 0.65 [ 0.41–1.04 ] , p=0.09 ) . |