Example sentences of "but only [subord] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 In the end , what most people believed would happen did happen — but only after the manager had been led to think it would n't .
2 They could get hot water , but only after the fire had been going for a while and the back boiler had heated up .
3 It also follows that in looking at whether to call in , Ministers do not consider the planning merits of the proposal , but only whether the kind of issues that need to be decided are more appropriate for consideration in a wider than local context by the Secretary of State .
4 ‘ Opting out ’ will also be permitted , but only where a school seeks ‘ grant-maintained integrated status ’ , and chooses to progress towards full integration of Protestant and Roman Catholic pupils .
5 Whilst the experiment was limited to trainee engineers and by the type of microcomputer used , the results of this investigation indicated that : 1 ) the mode of man-machine interaction which was most popular and has the fewest dissenters , was one in which the user directed the course of action , as in the modular program ; 2 ) a fast design time was most likely to be achieved by the use of an optimization technique ; 3 ) an optimum design was most likely to be achieved by a preprogrammed optimization technique , but only where the problem , design parameters and constraints were understood ; 4 ) the technique thought most likely to allow some gaining of insight was one in which the user has control of the program , as in the modular program .
6 The agreement may provide for the amount of any fees to which it applies to be increased , but only if a percentage is specified .
7 A single currency may come into being in 1997 , but only if a minimum of seven countries meet the convergence conditions , and eight of the Twelve vote in favour .
8 They are open to your public relations efforts but only if the story you have to tell is directly relevant to their readers .
9 There is also a transient expression of c -fos , but only if the animal is unanaesthetised at the time of induction , suggesting that the c- fos protein is necessary for the generation of the most persistent form of LTP ( LTP3 ; see Box 1 ) .
10 But only if the couple who have 7 children repay the outstanding capital immediately .
11 The amendment differed from the original Human Life bill by allowing abortion in cases of incest , and after rape , but only if the rape was reported within seven days .
12 A project-based approach can provide interesting and meaningful links between mathematics and other subject areas , but only if the curriculum aspects are considered in sufficient depth , and the actual mathematics involved is made explicit .
13 " No doubt there may be cases in which the draftsman 's ineptitude will succeed in defeating the court 's efforts to find a meaning for the provision in question ; but only if the court is driven to it will it find a provision is void for uncertainty " ( Brown v Gould [ 1972 ] Ch 53 per Megarry J ) .
14 In quantitative terms the product is expected to make a net profit of ( 12,000 x £20 ) — £200,000 = £40,000 , but only if the forecast of sales is correct .
15 Perhaps a lack of supportive parent-child relationship is associated with childhood problems , but only if the person continues to lack a close supportive relationship in later life will psychiatric problems continue or recur .
16 Well , yes they may want to do something about it , but they may be just too scared to give any details which would lead to something being done about it , I mean things can be done about it , but only if the child wants them done .
17 On the official level , the PLO is still insisting that ‘ it is ready to accept to deal with the Baker plan ’ but only if the composition of the Palestinian delegation is publicly selected by the PLO .
18 On the official level , the PLO is still insisting that ‘ it is ready to accept to deal with the Baker plan ’ but only if the composition of the Palestinian delegation is publicly selected by the PLO .
19 Odd-Knut agreed , but only if the bottle was found tomorrow rather than today .
20 The 1893 Act allowed institutions a Parliamentary grant per pupil , but only if the institution/asylum met the standards set by the periodic visits of Her Majesty 's Inspector , so in order to meet these standards and obtain their grants , schools had to improve on the conditions in which the pupils were taught .
21 It remained technically possible for an Australian to be knighted , but only if the Queen were to make an award within her own personal order ( the Victorian order ) , an honour which was also available to non-Commonwealth citizens .
22 At the end of the term the landlord is guaranteed possession by the Court , but only if the landlord has followed certain procedural steps correctly .
23 ‘ I 'm willing to quit a lucrative job in the City for a voyage of discovery in another direction , but only if the set-up I 'm quitting for has an even chance of staying afloat for the voyage . ’
24 But only if the franchise director decides that there is not a viable bid from the private sector or from B R management .
25 It has power to secure the provision of advice , assistance or representation by entering contracts , but only if the Lord Chancellor directs .
26 In the weaving shop , for example , prisoners were paid three rupees each day , but only if the group completed thirty yards of woven sheeting .
27 Company secretary Stanley Beller said a consortium had agreed to buy into Barnet , but only if the League temporarily returns £91,000 withheld from the club since April .
28 Company secretary Stanley Beller said that a consortium had agreed to buy into Barnet , but only if the League temporarily returns £91,000 withheld from the club since April .
29 Guillaume believed in Modigliani 's gift and felt convinced that the price of his work would appreciate , but only if the painter was allowed to develop in peace .
30 The only help now offered is a cold-weather payment of £6 a week — but only if the temperature is an average zero degrees for seven consecutive days .
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