Example sentences of "[that] [conj] only [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In many absolutist states the myth that if only the Tsar or the Führer knew about the people 's grievances he would act to resolve them was carefully fostered by state propaganda and even more so in Romania by the Securitate 's rumour machine . |
| 2 | This is a serious omission , redolent of the old habits of thought that if only the public will trust Whitehall , all will be well . |
| 3 | People who have been held awkwardly may in their turn be stiff , ashamed of nudity or partial nudity , or carry a fantasy that if only the scene were properly set , rosy lights dimly aglow , all would come right . |
| 4 | But he remained convinced that if only the Elector could hear him he would change his mind : |
| 5 | and that if only the balancing act was involved the registrar 's order should stand . |
| 6 | But then what he then went on to say was , that since only the wife would be able to spend from that account , then put the money after it had been dealt with for the wife 's tax purposes , into a joint account , on which both could draw . |