Example sentences of "if only [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These passions are disinterested , in the sense that they excite me to help or harm you as in yourself attractive or repulsive to me , irrespective of further advantage to myself ; they treat you not as means but as end , if only as a negative end . |
| 2 | Not that he did n't know its history — he had been part of it , if only as a silent witness of his brothers ' refusal to join the Fenian organisation which had started trying to recruit the young men of their day . |
| 3 | The implications of these facts should be obvious and the status of chimpanzees as a threatened species is a powerful consideration in favour of banning their use in the laboratory , if only as a remedial measure , despite the pressures of the AIDS lobby . |
| 4 | If used strictly according to recommendations , chemical treatments have their place , if only as a last resort for serious threats . |
| 5 | Yet , in the context of the long-standing dispute of Aquitaine , Edward III 's claim was strong enough to persuade him that he ought to pursue it , if only as an alternative means of achieving sovereign rule in Aquitaine . |
| 6 | The petty bourgeoisie of shopkeepers and self-employed tradesmen needed to keep accounts even if only of a primitive kind , but the growing fraction of permanent journeymen among the artisans grew into a more literate as well as more skilled elite section of the labouring classes . |
| 7 | The time demanded in maintaining roses is not great , it does not mean a number of hours or days a week , but it does mean a regular tour around , if only of a few minutes ' duration , perhaps in the evenings , with secateurs in hand to snip or prune away faded flowers , and a puff or spray here and there as and when you find aphids or other pests . |
| 8 | The battle of the Catalaunian Plains was proof that the imperial policy could work , if only for a limited period of time . |
| 9 | If a killer thinks , even if only for a split second , that it is face to face with an owl or an eagle , it is very likely to back away and this may give the harmless bluffer enough time to escape . |
| 10 | When the slings and arrows of outrageous everyday life buffet our heads , we escape to Assynt , even if only for a long weekend , and always return refreshed , perspective regained . |
| 11 | Mungo could not explain why but he felt a sense of release at being out of the village , if only for a short time . |
| 12 | Some diets are not successful at all but some are , even if only for a short time . |
| 13 | His new civility did not last , but , as Daisy Yates remarked one day in the following week , it had been pleasant not to have such a right little God Almighty in Cas. , if only for a short time . |
| 14 | Well , of course this option must be open , but the needs of the women who choose to stay at home , if only for a short time , can not be ignored . |
| 15 | Freedom , if only for a short time , and she would have a chance to speak to Rose , whom she had not seen since their evening out together up West . |
| 16 | It is good that we can walk into that world again , even if only for a brief interlude . |
| 17 | We could do the same , but every piece of music must have its own shape , and many composers introduce new material at this point , even if only for a brief few bars . |
| 18 | Fifty years later they captured Delphi , if only for a brief period . |
| 19 | Once in the hides , sentries had been posted to protect the company positions , and many of the men took the opportunity to get some rest , if only for a few minutes . |
| 20 | We men , we know not what loftiness we might reach if only for a few small hours we could by carefulness of life , morally and physically so exact ourselves that scarce any utmost purity of air were too perfect for us . |
| 21 | These days the ladies will ride if only for a few hundred yards . |
| 22 | Despite this demonstration of his habitual need for normal sleep , even if only for a few hours a night , this same individual appeared on television a few years later , again claiming never to sleep . |
| 23 | Opportunities to relax and let her guard down , even if only for a few hours , had been rare . |
| 24 | We knew it was not true to life but it was a good way to escape our humdrum lives if only for a few hours . |
| 25 | On second thoughts , it might not be such a bad idea , if only for a different reason . |
| 26 | Stay , if only for a little while . ’ |
| 27 | But Great Malvern was worth visiting , if only for the best one-liner of the conference , from Joan Beck , chief inspector of Doncaster SSD : ‘ Equal opportunities is all very well until someone else gets the job you wanted . ’ |
| 28 | Potential and confirmed breeders of tropical fish really should see this one if only for the many tips they 'll acquire . |
| 29 | A malinger round the monument is worth your while , if only for the extraordinary view down Loch Shiel and to reassure yourself that you will soon be leaving behind all the people milling idly around their coaches , to whom 1745 means quarter to six . |
| 30 | There follows the observation that the need for responsiveness to rapid technological change and fluctuating economic climate requires management to involve employees in the process of making decisions , if only for the practical reason that there will be great difficulty in carrying through decisions against resistance by trade unions . |