Example sentences of "[prep] only the [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The usefulness of the library to the English teacher must also not be under.emphasized , although very often " work in English " calls for only the simplest of library skills from the pupil . |
| 2 | Absolute phase was correct , frequency response flat except for only the tiniest of ripples . |
| 3 | The bedroom door opens with only the softest of creaks . |
| 4 | Algy used up his measure of luck , I was then given a super navigator with only the sharpest of pencils and the instinct of a homing pigeon who took me through my tour ; he perished the first time he New without me after I was hijacked to Bennett 's staff . |
| 5 | With only the two of them on board his choices were limited . |
| 6 | His voice was pleasant and well-modulated , with only the faintest of Nottingham accents . |
| 7 | This is a small , oval shaped wrasse , with only the largest of male specimens growing up to 14 centimetres in length . |
| 8 | She laughed and playfully tugged at his hair and he responded by penetrating her completely with only the slightest of movements . |
| 9 | He described his intention in only the vaguest of terms , saying that ‘ it was our purpose to ride forth against the enemies in the parts of France ’ , but it is likely that he and Lancaster hoped to join forces . |
| 10 | He dared venture out on only the balmiest of days , lest he catch cold . |
| 11 | A month ago , the all-Union Supreme Soviet voted against discussing the issue by only the narrowest of margins . |
| 12 | In the medieval monastic library , knowledge fell into such simple categories that broad grouping on shelves could be accompanied by only the simplest of catalogue descriptions . |