Example sentences of "only [vb infin] [pron] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A system where the user presses a series of buttons without thought and gets exactly what he needs ( rather than what he at that stage thinks he wants ) is efficient but not entirely educational , any more than one so difficult that the user could only throw himself at the mercy of the person sitting at the reader 's adviser desk . |
| 2 | But remember it was Mrs Thatcher , who when she was arguing against the er European Monetary System , said you ca n't buck the markets , and ultimately that is true , or at least more precisely , you can only buck them at a cost , you can only buck it by buying or selling pounds , which messes up your money supply , or raising or lowering your interest rates at a time when you might not be wanting to do so . |
| 3 | Well Mrs Toad is having a sale in her shop + + she has laid out her caish + cash register + + an' a number of pots of tea + + it 's gon na be a special sale because + + so she has th' + a sign up saying + prices are slashed + so she hopes lots of customers will be coming along + to visit her + + while she ‘ s waiting for customers + she goes about setting out the rest of + of the shop + + for things in the sale + + an ’ she brings on + large cans of tin + of tea + + for + she can only carry one at a time + so she walks on with one and puts it on the counter + + |
| 4 | ‘ Our drivers can only negotiate them at a maximum of 15mph , ’ he said . |
| 5 | You 'll only spend it at the bar otherwise . |
| 6 | Because we can only understand it at a level of artificial instrumentation , and mathematical calculations on paper , we find it hard to imagine a little animal doing it in its head . |
| 7 | But then again , we can only hear them at the moment , but there are six of them . |
| 8 | Thus if my main concern is to have a vast stock of personal possessions and control over the lives of others , I can doubtless only have them at the expense of others . |
| 9 | He ca n't pay the television licence and tosses up every week between washing powder , toothpaste or soap : " I can only afford one at a time — personal hygiene is an expensive item . " |