Example sentences of "only [verb] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | But without proper government action , they only scratch at the problem . |
| 2 | The two smaller ‘ outlier ’ setts would have been completely destroyed by the planned construction work , and so were completely excavated , while the third was only excavated at the end to be affected by the construction . |
| 3 | However , because ‘ newly-born ’ micelles can only arise at the expense of the preexisting ones ( there is a finite amount of water in the system that must be shared between all the micelles ) , the average radius of the micelles decreases . |
| 4 | However , for all the splendours of the Monument Valley scenery and Fonda 's tight-lipped moral integrity , there is a downside to his crusade , which is only won at the cost of the lives of two of his brothers and involves the death of Doc Holliday ( Victor Mature ) , a noble outlaw who gets washed away by bullets and consumption along with the bad elements . |
| 5 | However , a few managers , probably because of the pressure of work , had only looked at the business plan the night before . ’ |
| 6 | Now , being left-handed I 'm well used to the pitfalls : reading reviews of great-looking and top quality guitars only to find at the end of the review , ‘ No left-handers available ’ or , more niggling , ‘ 10% extra ’ . |
| 7 | On each of her periods at Hillmarden he had still clung to the faint hope that she was improving , only to find at the end of a week or a fortnight she had made no progress at all and that when Harry — good baby that he was — occasionally cried , this was enough to make Celia so distraught that Brian was forced to accept that it was better for all concerned if mother and baby remained parted . |
| 8 | I 'm sorry Mr , I think we have to press you on this , can I can I take it from what you have said We have to press you because for the reasons we explained on Friday morning , we have to go through the sector sites , if only to find at the end it can not be done . |
| 9 | At very least this habit will get us out of a rigid frame of mind which only looks at the problem in away determined by experience . |
| 10 | It is only on these rare occasions that I see zander fighting deep down in the water for most are only seen at the netting stage due to the colour of the water that they are generally caught in . |
| 11 | Cost accounts are only prepared at the discretion of the directors of the company and are not a legal requirement . |
| 12 | The company is not required by law or accountants and auditors to provide management accounts and they are only prepared at the discretion of the company . |
| 13 | The full horror of Crocker 's position was only revealed at the end of 1984 . |
| 14 | If the application to amend is only made at the hearing , if it will prejudice the opposing party , especially if it shifts the burden of proof it may be disallowed ( see Emin v Mustapha ( 1982 ) The Times , 24 October ) . |
| 15 | In his sermons the Chaplain of Cadets had only hinted at the existence of terrible ultimate anti-Gods which stalked the warp , seeking to spill through into the cosmos to corrupt precious reality — the antithesis of all that the Emperor stood for ; forces which Marines should pray that they never encountered . |
| 16 | Ultimately , however , it is easy for readers to charge that the mask was not penetrated , and therefore that we have only scratched at the surface . |
| 17 | No have a look , you 're only looking at the beginning of it here try again |
| 18 | His domination of the set was only threatened at the death when the Swede , trying anything in a do-or-die effort , pegged him back to deuce from 40-love when Becker served for the set at 5–4 . |
| 19 | As the cell proceeds down a pathway genes are switched on and off reflecting an internal programme , for external signals only act at the branch points , directing the cell along one or other of the paths open to it . |
| 20 | The ability to organise a classroom , a group or an individual child , to structure experience so that learning not only occurs at the moment of teaching but remains ; the sensitivity to perceive the world from a child 's perspective , the understanding to build for tomorrow upon the child 's present , and to know and appreciate a child 's weaknesses and strengths — these are the skills which are the basis for a teacher 's claim to ‘ professionalism ’ . |
| 21 | When a complementary wavelength is used the response to the small spot only occurs at the offset of the stimulus . |
| 22 | They came close to ending the European famine last season only to falter at the end . |
| 23 | A person who fails to comply with this rule can only appear at the hearing with leave of the court ( r 6.23(4) ) . |
| 24 | One has only to look at the regularity with which courses on modelling now appear on the MRS lists . |
| 25 | Once at the Tate , they usually had time only to look at the sea and river pieces , the Turners and the Whistlers . |
| 26 | You have only to look at the shape and solidness of a barbel to see where he gets his speed and power . |
| 27 | But this is only to look at the question as a matter of law . |
| 28 | ‘ SSDs need only to look at the legislation to see they should be meeting the needs of the black community through mainstream budgets ’ . |
| 29 | I had only to look at the farmer 's face to know that the cow was worse . |
| 30 | This is n't the case at all , and to see why , one need only to look at the composition of the rocks involved . |