Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] only a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You could then include a breeding pond ( occupied for only a fortnight or so each year ) . |
| 2 | Once again this attitude to the natural environment was essentially pragmatic ; farming involves replacing complex , natural biological communities with simplified , artificial systems dominated by only a handful of species . |
| 3 | But the test was sat by only a handful of pupils because of a boycott by teaching unions . |
| 4 | Back here , his chance at Edgbaston , where last season he was selected for only a couple of first-class fixtures , came because Dermot Reeve was injured . |
| 5 | This sweet-tasting , open-textured meat with its fine , white fat needs to be hung for only a couple of days , so it remains quite pink . |
| 6 | The real thinking and activity is being done by only a proportion of the children . |
| 7 | Last time out , all three were separated by only a couple of thousand votes . |
| 8 | By 1900 Darwin was acknowledged as the founder of evolutionism , but his theory of natural selection was accepted by only a minority of biologists . |
| 9 | Even then it tends to be an option used for only a selection of shots depending on hazards , the pin position and preference for a particular shape of shot . |
| 10 | Equipped with only a telephone , he buys money with money , sells money for money . |
| 11 | This consisted of going down a river , rapids and all , in a caving system , armed with only a wetsuit and a rubber ring . |
| 12 | Many general practitioners , however , continue to offer low levels of supervision , and diabetic miniclinics are still offered in only a minority of practices . |
| 13 | Peking has so far agreed to only a quarter of legislators being directly elected by 1997 , and has condemned supporters of a full democracy . |
| 14 | General de Gaulle , who had re-emerged unto the political scene , opposed the constitution and it was approved by only a minority of the electorate : 36 per cent voted ‘ for ’ , over 31 per cent ‘ against ’ , and 31 per cent abstained . |
| 15 | Lowell Bayles paid $500 for the chance to fly the aircraft and it was completed with only a week to go to the National Air Races at Cleveland . |
| 16 | A many men were hanged who other years might have escaped with only a whipping . |
| 17 | All this , says Mr Gates , means that three-quarters of his firm 's overall software revenues will eventually be generated by selling upgrades to existing customers , compared with only a quarter at present . |
| 18 | When the industry was nationalised , three-quarters of domestic consumers had fires , compared with only a quarter before the War . |
| 19 | Nearly 70 per cent of seasonal , temporary or casual workers are also part-timers compared to only a quarter of fixed contract workers . |
| 20 | Still , that 's what we all go for is n't it , to manfully plough through two foot deep mudholes in our be-trainered feet , to boldly stand in the pouring rain clad in only a T-shirt and to remain under canvas for three days whilst simultaneously holding both the tent and a beer can in a force nine gale ! |
| 21 | Up to now she had been so enthralled by the adventure that , despite being clad in only a cotton shirt and slacks , she had hardly noticed the cold . |
| 22 | Without authorisation he was placed in a strip cell ( a room without furniture ) clad in only a canvas suit for 3 days , and was then transferred to a cell , still on his own , where he was observed every 15 minutes . |
| 23 | ( The Supreme Court had held flag-desecration to be a form of free speech protected by the First Amendment , but this bill provided for only a $25 fine in cases of assault upon flag-burners . ) |
| 24 | ‘ What I am about to tell you is known to only a handful of people , ’ she said . |
| 25 | " The people " can not be equated with only a majority of them , nor can " government by the people " be equated with government by the majority , let alone the representatives of the majority . |
| 26 | It is true that the text departs from the normal format of Scaevola 's digesta , in which his favourite expression secundum ea quae proponerentur is regularly followed by only a couple of words . |
| 27 | Inflation increased by only a fraction to 3.2% . |
| 28 | No.4 Troop was stalled for only a moment . |
| 29 | The Vimy was too large to construct a hangar around it and so , exposed to the elements , rebuilding work commenced with only a set of canvas screens for shelter . |
| 30 | At the end of April Duke John , left with only a handful of fortresses , fled to England . |