Example sentences of "only [verb] [art] [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As our bodies can only make a few of the necessary vitamins we need , they must be provided by what we eat . |
| 2 | Oh well , you can only make the best of the thing you 've got and that 's the best thing to do rather than |
| 3 | I only want the best of my girls on this job . |
| 4 | A third 's only got a three in but the third is bigger . |
| 5 | Then she told herself he had only got the better of her because she was , as he had so rightly said , suffering from shock and exhaustion . |
| 6 | Often the advertisement will only provide the briefest of details , including approximate location , acreage and the method of disposal . |
| 7 | Although he was only to win a third of the tickets that Rudi had won , this dog was used extensively by successful breeders , which is the true test of a great dog . |
| 8 | My excuse is that one can only understand the unknown in terms of the known . |
| 9 | There are 3,000 varieties , but you need only remember a few of them : Chardonnay , Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot are some of the most common examples . |
| 10 | In the court were twelve tiny cottages and I only remember a few of the families who were unfortunate enough to live there — the Pragnells , Goodfellows , Wheadons , Dears , Rattues and Dawkins . |
| 11 | Whilst they only fill a tenth of seats they bring in a lot more income , in Virgin 's case almost half . |
| 12 | When Doris joined my classes , her figure resembled a barrel and , accordingly , she could only perform a few of the easier exercises . |
| 13 | Many organizations produce the budgetary accounts alongside the budget but only compare the two in global terms . |
| 14 | However , please remember — only use the Steamatic on materials which can withstand high temperatures and steam and do follow manufacturer 's instructions . |
| 15 | Make , make the resistance a hundred times what it was you 'd only get a hundredth of the current . |
| 16 | if you have R ten times what it was in the pres the previous one , you 'll now only get a tenth of the current out . |
| 17 | Nevertheless : If a teacher has , himself , to go down into the library with the whole class , or if you can only afford a third of a teacher to be in the library at certain times , then you are quite simply restricting the amount of work that can go on . |
| 18 | The units are power-free in the sense that they only require a flow-through of water to function . |
| 19 | He argued that the purpose of the age of consent included in the Wolfenden proposals was ‘ not only to deter the old from corrupting the young , but to deter the young from allowing themselves to be corrupted and , furthermore , from misbehaving with each other ’ . |
| 20 | He seemed to be having difficulty with the second pint , and had only drunk a third of it when he looked at his watch . |
| 21 | So , I , I think those sheets are fabulous , but you only need a few of them . |
| 22 | He only wanted the best for his people , of course ; to save them from the unjust regime of Sam . |
| 23 | But as everyone knows , Lady Nature only provides the exceptional with parsimony . |