Example sentences of "only [verb] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From this base he mounted a successful practice executing public works and speculative building on the grandest scale , only halted by bankruptcy in the financial crash of 1793 . |
| 2 | Rather , Poulantzas says , ‘ What makes them function concretely as a distinct class , as a social force , is in fact the historical phenomenon of Bonapartism ’ , thus seeming to imply that the two are interconnected in such a way that each can only exist in conjunction with the other . |
| 3 | ( 1987 : 29 ) I would only add that the value of what we can not understand is only recognized by reference to what we can . |
| 4 | or kind of oven in nine , I can only think of Oakhouse as a kind of oven but erm I do n't know whether that 's it or not . |
| 5 | The Emperor , popularly supposed to be immortal , only endured by virtue of adamantine , anguished courage and will power . |
| 6 | The belief underlying such proposals is that many older people are only referred for treatment at a late stage of dependency when treatment is less effective and more expensive . |
| 7 | If becoming a person can only arise through communion with God , then in the same way the marriage of two persons arises and is sustained only in God . |
| 8 | However , it was agreed at the outset of this appeal by Mr. Leonard that these two latter matters would only arise for consideration in the event that his contentions upon his first and principal ground of appeal were upheld in this court ; and in the circumstances we heard argument from both sides upon that ground separately and distinct from the remainder of the matters raised in this appeal . |
| 9 | Lamb is another minor casualty ; he is all right to bat , but he can only throw in underarm at the moment because of a niggle , which at first was thought to be a reaction to an inoculation , but is now believed to be a minor ligament problem . |
| 10 | The new government pledged itself to deal with a range of serious environmental problems affecting the country , the extent of many of which had only come to light after the collapse of communist rule . |
| 11 | As the conditions changed to the more temperate climate we know today , so the proportion of reptiles had decreased — but there was no overall trend of the kind that would be implied if the mammals had only come into existence in the later geological periods . |
| 12 | This is especially useful for those who live in cities or industrial areas where many have only come into contact with pets such as hamsters , goldfish , cats and dogs . |
| 13 | The attendance of a member at a meeting of a committee or subcommittee of the local authority is regarded as attendance at a meeting of the authority , but attendance at a meeting of a joint committee , joint board or other body will only count as attendance at a meeting of the authority when any functions of the local authority have been transferred or delegated to those bodies . |
| 14 | Its newly established corporate sales force is intended only to drum up demand among the Fortune 1000 . |
| 15 | Its newly established corporate sales force is meant only to drum up demand among the Fortune 1000 . |
| 16 | Either will do , but the present confusion has only added to uncertainty in the financial markets . |
| 17 | Indeed in 1244 , Thurkleby J. disallowed a widow 's appeal of rape ‘ because a woman can only appeal concerning rape of her virginity . ’ |
| 18 | However the Saloon Bar was only one section of the pub , and only originated as part of the trend of the 1890s towards gentrification . |
| 19 | Unlikely as that seems now , it must be remembered that in the early 1970s the private market was in a very bad condition and many developer builders were only rescued from bankruptcy by ‘ package deals ’ under which the DOE gave local authorities special loan sanctions in order to buy in whole estates of unsold private dwellings . |
| 20 | Smoking at work is only permitted in accordance with the Council 's policy . |
| 21 | Smoking at work is only permitted in accordance with the Council 's policy . |
| 22 | In the UK this practice is only permitted in relation to a Recommended offer . |
| 23 | Each national economy is not only seen as part of that world economic ( and social ) system , it is treated as subordinate to its global forces . |
| 24 | It was a world beyond my wildest dreams ; one I had only seen on celluloid in the cinema at Fontanellato . |
| 25 | So Wilson 's work of ‘ Cader Idris ’ , even if only seen by Green as a print , must have been of seminal interest . |
| 26 | Some people love the excitement of the most innovative styles in furnishings ; others can only feel at home in settings with a warm traditional feeling or a breath of country air . |
| 27 | But Miss Dallam would not only feel at ease with it but would look well in it too . |
| 28 | Additional awards are not common as they are only made on top of the basic and compensatory awards in cases where the employer has failed to comply with earlier orders either to reinstate or re-engage an employee . |
| 29 | In three , the diagnosis of indeterminate colitis was made from the colectomy specimen , whereas in the other three the diagnosis was only made after examination of the excised rectum ( two after ileorectal anastomosis ) . |
| 30 | ( The General Next to God , Collins ) Many of his far-reaching proposals only came to fruition during the social reforms after the Second World War . |