Example sentences of "only [vb pp] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They 've not only developed a great understanding on the pitch . |
| 2 | Blacker Miller , still then Foreign Minister [ see above ] , was invited to address the meeting formally ( whereas San Román was only given a private hearing ) , and described the outcome as " adequate " . |
| 3 | ICI claimed this was not harmful to residents in the area and they had only received a small number of complaints from people who had inhaled the gas . |
| 4 | We should remember that it was ill the employers " interests to claim that it was not worth providing women with a long training because they would waste it by leaving early ; while it was in the trade union 's interest to claim that women were incompetent because they had only received a short training . |
| 5 | Much more important than the Duchy was the royal household , whose financial institutions , the Chamber and the Wardrobe , not only consumed a large part of the Crown 's income but also assisted , from time to time , in national government . |
| 6 | The mention of Seville had only aroused a small murmur of protest in her left ventricle , and that was an improvement on a few months back when open heart surgery had seemed the only cure for her suffering . |
| 7 | That morning they went to a travel agent in the Unter den Linden to buy tickets , having only booked a single journey from London . |
| 8 | For the moment the protestors have only won a temporary stay of execution . |
| 9 | I had not only won a major title but my time in Madrid of 21.1 was my fastest ever , indoors or out , and that on a very tight , small track . |
| 10 | The railway buildings at the hill stations , on the other hand , only expected a European clientele ( together with servants ) and were organized accordingly . |
| 11 | She ate her meals alone , and only caught a fleeting glimpse of him all day as he disappeared through a far doorway . |
| 12 | ‘ We 've only seen a small part of the hospital wing , ’ Fairham observed . |
| 13 | They were still unsure about what to put on the B-side , and only made a final decision as they travelled to the recording studio on the bus . |
| 14 | Granted structures of the Prisoners ' Dilemma type , cooperative behaviour can be secured only granted a certain level of assurance , and the need of norms ( in particular of sanctioned norms ) to produce that assurance shows that the assurance can not be adequately delivered by genetically based signals . |
| 15 | Traditionally archives such as the PRO have only selected a small proportion of the records produced in departments for permanent preservation . |
| 16 | But we 've only got a small supply remember . |
| 17 | Donald Michie 's idea of the ‘ human window ’ , the vital importance of making machines comprehensible to human beings , only got a passing reference , while pride of place was given to Ed Fredkin 's musing about computers of the future which will think about ‘ weighty problems we simply ca n't understand ’ . |
| 18 | But one must recognize that whatever system one puts in has only got a limited life before it becomes irrelevant , and if the payment is for achievement it must do just that . |
| 19 | Bung 'em at the baddies for all you 're worth , but do n't waste 'em — you 've only got a limited supply ! |
| 20 | Okay , well now , what I would like you to do please er because we 've only got a limited amount of time , er incidentally some of you still have n't divide collecting er a small group going with Peter I |
| 21 | ‘ No , we ca n't , we 've only got a cheap day return , have n't we ? ’ he said . |
| 22 | That 's what annoys me with erm these big company 's you know , opening on Sunday 's really , because er , you can only get the money , I mean they 've only got a certain amount |
| 23 | I 've only got a two-person pod . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Not to worry , she 's only got a short sentence , she 'll be out soon ’ : that 's what people were saying . |
| 25 | But I think the actual situation in some of these countries is that erm the loggers especially say like in Sarouac , where the government 's only granted three year licences to logging companies , they 're just going in there , cutting everything down because they 've only got a short space of time , and they 're trying to maximise , obviously , their profit . |
| 26 | ‘ I 've only got a poste-restante address myself , ’ said Flavia . |
| 27 | No it were Monday when in here cos I was oh I were , Gavin were wanting some toast with jam on and I 'd only got a little bit like that , I says oh you 'll have to wait while your Aunty Margaret brings some more tomorrow . |
| 28 | So she said look I 've only got a little bit in my pocket . |
| 29 | Oh God you 've only got a little bit |
| 30 | Oh , you 've only got a little bag each ’ — and climbed in . |