Example sentences of "only [vb base] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But without proper government action , they only scratch at the problem . |
| 2 | only sell on the telephone . |
| 3 | Only change to the Bomber Command Hall will come with the removal of the Mosquito T.III , which is being replaced with the much more appropriate Mosquito B.35 TJ138 , which has been refurbished at St Athan . |
| 4 | The reason is simply that there are so many XT and 286 machines that are in perfectly good working order and only suffer from the fact that they are not 386s ! |
| 5 | I only eat at the Vetch-Retch these days when someone else is paying , which is much the same as saying when England wins at cricket . |
| 6 | The ears usually only flatten onto the back of the horse 's neck when it is all too late , and the horse is already lunging at its opponent with its teeth bared ! |
| 7 | Do not overfeed , only place in the tank enough brine shrimp to match the size of the brood . |
| 8 | If you only want for the effect of being a clown . |
| 9 | These identifiers can be changed ; the identifiers need not exist and need only approximate to the range required , as LIFESPAN will start and finish the listing with valid identifiers which are nearest to those specified but which do not exceed the range given by them . |
| 10 | These names need not exist and need only approximate to the range required , as LIFESPAN will start and finish the listing with valid names which are nearest to those specified but which do not exceed the range given by them . |
| 11 | These identifiers need not exist and need only approximate to the range required , as LIFESPAN will start and finish the listing with valid identifiers which are nearest to those specified but which do not exceed the range given by them . |
| 12 | These identifiers can be changed ; the identifiers need not exist and need only approximate to the range required , as LIFESPAN will start and finish the listing with valid identifiers which are nearest to those specified but which do not exceed the range given by them . |
| 13 | These identifiers can be changed ; the identifiers need not exist and need only approximate to the range required , as LIFESPAN will start and finish the listing with valid identifiers which are nearest to those specified but which do not exceed the range given by them . |
| 14 | These names need not exist and need only approximate to the range required , as LIFESPAN will start and finish the listing with valid names which are nearest to those specified but which do not exceed the range given by them . |
| 15 | ‘ No , I only listen to the sport . |
| 16 | The other five millions include the labourers and less skilled workers , male and female , whose maximum wages only suffice for the necessities and barest decencies of existence , and for whom therefore any mischance means penury , passing swiftly into pauperism . ’ |
| 17 | It is vital that young people feel not only welcome in the church , but also valued and needed there , whether in bands , music groups , orchestras or choirs . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | I read that the film-maker , Gareth Wardell , had such a project that needed only support from the fund . |
| 20 | Residents not only object to the volume of traffic , but also the speed at which motorists drive through the village . |
| 21 | What is more , even when the valves of a really large specimen are fully closed , they only meet at the spikes on the edge . |
| 22 | The tales of wrist-breaking fights with leviathan carp are legendary , and the ghostly , mist-shrouded waters that provide a backdrop for these real or imaginary scenes only add to the mystique that anglers love . |
| 23 | Such ambiguities only add to the difficulties of a plan that has still to win the approval of the Bosnian Serbs . |
| 24 | If mistreatment and eventual size confuse matters , those catalogues and articles that lump bush and shrub roses together only add to the confusion . |
| 25 | The Commission 's other research findings — that much of forensic science is far from certain , capable of misinterpretation and relies upon the defence to draw out its limitations — only add to the need for the defence to have already access to real defence experts . |
| 26 | But then I finally stopped resisting and found that there 's a life in the land beyond the life of any one person , Thomas ; the lives of the people only stand in the way . ’ |
| 27 | With his accountant 's help he eventually moved his accounts to the Midland , which gave him the overdraft on reasonable terms , but he is critical of the way banks look at small businesses , believing that many only look at the business sector rather than at the person running a particular business . |
| 28 | I do n't remember the paper I only look at the front and the back on a Friday , well pick it up and have a look |
| 29 | She said they only look at the car 's registration number . |
| 30 | Cos my feeling is t they only look at the pictures , |