Example sentences of "be [adj] [verb] only [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But what made him choose to devote himself to mathematics was his finding in 1795 of the criterion for a regular n-gon to be constructible using only compass and straightedge . |
| 2 | If a business makes both exempt and taxable supplies , it is said to be partially exempt and will be able to recover only part of the input VAT . |
| 3 | Mitsubishi still clings to the option of being able to use only rear-wheel-drive on the road , claiming it 's quieter and less expensive on fuel and tyres . |
| 4 | The Welshman dropped four shots in the first four holes , and was relieved to finish only three-over-par . |
| 5 | He himself was able to bequeath only plate and household goods , and to request in his will to be buried under a ‘ plain black stone ’ with a simple inscription recording his Christian belief . |