Example sentences of "only have a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Warwick Collins points out that the keel design not only has a distinct draught advantage over a fin keel , but also claims that it helps to damp any pitching motion in a seaway . |
| 2 | During the process of learning the student is working to achieve something ; knowledge of how close her performance is approximating to the desired goal not only has a motivating effect , but if given in sufficient detail provides information which enables her to adjust her learning nearer to the goal . |
| 3 | The water treatment polymers will open up new markets for FMC , which at present only has a small business in this field based on commodity chemicals . |
| 4 | ( This word only has a weak form when used in a relative clause ; when used with a demonstrative sense it is always pronounced in its strong form . ) |
| 5 | George Mayo is sixty two , but only has a mental age of six . |
| 6 | Powell only has a remote chance of playing , for Reilly 's squad has retained its shape and strength . |
| 7 | But ‘ For A Child ’ only has a slight tempo shift , a trumpet solo and a blast of flugelhorn to give it some extra zest , and it 's simply not enough . |
| 8 | The international system not only has a major division between communist and capitalist states but also deeper cultural divisions between what are usually termed the First and Third worlds . |
| 9 | You must do this very thoroughly , as the picture will not be as tightly secured against the glass if it only has a free-standing photograph frame backing as opposed to the hardboard backing one uses for normal pictures . |
| 10 | A screen , on the other hand , not only has a specific function , but is also an integral part of the overall design , and will therefore be looked at in quite a different way . |
| 11 | But guar bread , newly created by British food chemists , not only has a high fibre content but actually has 25 per cent fewer calories per ounce . |
| 12 | The Gyle project not only has a permanent site safety supervisor , Stewart Adam , but also receives regular visits from a regional health and safety advisor . |
| 13 | At the cessation of the solo passage , if the instrument continues to play but only has a subordinate part , it is a good plan to place an asterisk at the point where the prominent passage ends . |
| 14 | When it comes to use as a reagent , tetra only has a minor role . |
| 15 | If , however , a bond only has a short time left to maturity , it will be much more liquid : its market price will be near its face value . |
| 16 | ‘ Yes , apparently she only has a short time to live ; David came back to be with her — he 's even living at Brooklands . ’ |
| 17 | As a result , the 300 volts created by the adults only has a stunning effect if the prey is very close . |
| 18 | Hitherto , the coalition had only had a one-seat majority in the Parliament as a whole and was actually in a minority in the lower house . |
| 19 | The possession charge had been dropped because her daughter had only had a small amount on her . |
| 20 | She thought : Gran is n't really ill , she 's only had a bad night . |
| 21 | The introduction of ‘ Just In Time ’ management throughout RX and its supplier network has not only had a significant impact on company competitiveness but also accelerated the process of cultural change by exposing individual RX plants and workgroups to real and immediate market pressures within the company 's value chain . |
| 22 | The Reds , only having a small area to defend could communicate with each other and knew how to defeat the Whites . |
| 23 | ‘ Viz will only have a certain life before everyone starts to become bored by it . |
| 24 | That could only have a detrimental effect on jobs in the company 's factories , and it had already started slimming its operations as a result of the significant decline in drilling activity . |
| 25 | Above all , as the Commission says , ‘ adopting a single currency rather than having national currencies with irrevocably fixed exchange rates would not only have a symbolic character . |
| 26 | Differences of opinion exist among scholars ; sometimes the appearance gives very little to go on — details may have been rubbed off or we may only have a small fragment of a large object to examine ; two or more origins may be possible contenders and it may be impossible to decide which on stylistic grounds alone . |
| 27 | At the same time it should be made clear that apart from false assumptions about matriculation , higher education should only have a small contribution to make to the range , standard and appositeness of 16+ and 18+ examination syllabuses and schemes of marking . |
| 28 | By the time it has been adzed out , you will only have a small edge to clean up as well as the underside . |
| 29 | I feel this is possibly not a good thing at this present time , when every spectrum of Rottweiler size , shape and type can still be found in the show ring : further expansions of the gene pool can only have a destructive effect . |
| 30 | Working on the basis that there is a finite number of hill walkers , and I believe that to be the case , then spreading the load will only have a good effect on the more popular hills — some of which are showing signs of over-use . |