Example sentences of "[subord] only a [noun] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He bargained in his soul with fate , promising to dedicate his life to Imperial service without scruple — if only a life was left to him to dedicate . |
| 2 | In the notebooks of Crime and Punishment , Marmeladov ( at this stage called ‘ the civil servant ’ ) is made to argue that ‘ if only a man is really alive , then he suffers , and therefore he needs Christ , and therefore Christ will come . ’ |
| 3 | If all modules in the LIFESPAN system are to be listed the user should enter ‘ A ’ ; if only a subset is required the user should enter ‘ P ’ . |
| 4 | If only a bruise is caused , s.47 is an overcharge . |
| 5 | Moreover , because only a minority were able to leave the centres at will , this policy further aggravated the social divisions within the group . |
| 6 | ‘ The system is unfair at the moment , because only a handful are charged . ’ |
| 7 | It shows an exasperated Royal — we do n't know which , since only a hand is visible — wondering how to store the vast pile of gifts from a grateful Canada . |