Example sentences of "but only [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite its size the Giant Gourami is a peaceful community fish , but only with large tankmates . |
| 2 | In the face of continuing Hungarian objections , Meciar was reported to have agreed to consultations involving the European Communities , but only on ecological aspects ; the findings would be referred to the International Court of Justice at The Hague . |
| 3 | To avoid the prospect of local authorities , whose rate fund becomes overdrawn within a year , from ‘ going bankrupt ’ , the Act provides that authorities concerned may be given permission to borrow temporarily on revenue account , but only on such terms as the Secretary of State may impose . |
| 4 | In the UK , the International Passenger Survey ( see Section 6.1.3 ) provides some information but only on international movements . |
| 5 | one of these is that when the two parties separate , the manager continues to take commission for a number of years , but only on those records issued or those songs written during his or her term of office . |
| 6 | New capacity coming from NCM will improve this position — but only on acceptable risks . |
| 7 | Libraries are not used for general scanning-type purposes but only for specific tasks . |
| 8 | The Yorkshire is taking the same approach but also provides booster discounts that will cut the cost of a mortgage by 2.55 per cent for first-time buyers , but only for six months . |
| 9 | A landlord can distrain against goods and effects compromised in the bankrupt 's estate but only for six months ' rent accrued due before the commencement of the bankruptcy ( s347(1) ) . |
| 10 | The great parliamentarian , George Canning , became Prime Minister in 1827 , but only for four months , as he died at Chiswick House . |
| 11 | The four patrols planned by Stirling were sent out , but only for four days . |
| 12 | The programme would have captured the imagination of TAMZIN DAVIS , 14 , if she 'd stumbled upon it while tuning her radio — but only for two minutes . |
| 13 | ‘ Well , yes , ’ said the comfortable border voice , pondering , ‘ I can give you a single room , but only for two nights , I 'm afraid . |
| 14 | Figure 3.5 shows a binary trie for the same lexicon , after Srihari ( Srihari et al , 1983 ) who implemented a trie to represent a lexicon , but only for 1,724 words ( see figure 1.1 ) . |
| 15 | This is expressly ruled out in the Act , but only for five years , although the Conservative Education Association recommended that the period should be ten years . |
| 16 | Now Mr Davies is told the gypsies can stay , but only for five years . |
| 17 | Under the so-called cost floor rule , discounts are restricted according to the level of outstanding debt on the house , but only for five years . |
| 18 | But only for 60 days . |
| 19 | The World Health Organisation and many authors consider that BCG vaccination gives about 80% protection , but only for 15 years . |
| 20 | Among stockbrokers , Smith New Court and UBS Phillips & Drew — which will also trade foreign exchange , gilts and bonds — will keep phone lines open all night but only for institutional clients . |
| 21 | ( In fairness to Rollin he does allow that such rights may be breached , but only for life-or-death reasons . |
| 22 | There is now a through route underground between Gaping Gill and Ingleborough Cave but only for brave men . |
| 23 | However because of the different practices involved in defining mature student in relation to age the findings of this survey do not correspond to a body of mature students above a specific age , but only of mature students who were accepted in October 1976 as unqualified adults . |
| 24 | Regan argues , at careful and considerable length , that Rawls is inconsistent here ; that his duty to animals is in reality an indirect one owed not to animals as such but only to self-interested individuals who have purposes that include animals ( 1983 : 163–74 ) . |
| 25 | She had , but only to certain files and could not have dipped into others because access was governed by codes and , in the case of the most confidential files , by numbers too . |
| 26 | With more and more restaurants dropping the expensive charge card , American Express is to lower its fees , but only to those outlets that file charge records electronically . |
| 27 | Have you noticed that most NDBs in the UK have frequencies that end with point five of a kHz — i.e. 350.5 , and maybe you have also noticed that almost without exception , the ADF receiver in light aircraft does not tune to these half kHz but only to whole numbers of kHz ? |
| 28 | Note that DH III and DH IV are seen in the BALB/c mouse but only upon longer exposures . |
| 29 | After the most recent lay-off , which saw staff fall to 175 from 250 , Sequoia says its Precision Architecture project will be late , but only by six months . |
| 30 | At the final turn into the tailwind , eight miles from the finish , Curry still led but only by 10 seconds , and from here on in Boone pulled ahead taking 1.29 out of Curry over the final miles . |