Example sentences of "only [adj] [noun] [unc] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE ROW over the closure of Strathclyde outdoor centres worsened yesterday when an education official admitted that teachers at one centre had been given only eight days ' warning that they faced losing their posts . |
| 2 | Currently US proven reserves represent only eight years ' production . |
| 3 | We think that it is appropriate not only that King 's Cross should be the terminus for a rail link but that underground and Network SouthEast facilities should be improved at that station . |
| 4 | Does he accept that not only that youth 's family but many other people have a total lack of comprehension as to how someone could be hanged in this country when he was in police custody when the gun was fired and the unfortunate police officer was killed by another person ? |
| 5 | I enjoyed all the tennis that I saw , not only Steffi Graf 's match — in fact the match I enjoyed the most was the semi-final between Shriver and Zvereva , and Elna Reinach and Sandy Collins . |
| 6 | Out of control it caused dreadful havoc , but when it ran smoothly and sweetly it not only modified life 's aridity but added a pleasing dimension to the view , while Lydia , at present , was using it only to make mud pies . |
| 7 | It may smack of undue determinism to suggest that only this system 's replacement will achieve anything and that its renovation will achieve nothing . |
| 8 | Every man of us knows now how the reliquary was filched and borne away , it wants only this boy 's testimony to give the thief a face and a name . |
| 9 | The Sandyport project is situated on New Providence , not far from Nassau and only 10 minutes ' drive from the international airport . |
| 10 | No complaints here : the TV and shower were both in good working order ; and what an attractive , peaceful place to stay — only 45 minutes ' drive from Dieppe , and handy for visits to Rouen or Le Havre . |
| 11 | By 1988 , people were often given only six hours ' notice — sometimes less — of the imminence of their removal to new homes and the destruction of their old ones . |
| 12 | AN all-weather soccer pitch made of supertough plastic is out of action after only six months ' use . |
| 13 | The time constraints for decisions to be made are tight , as operators are required to give only six weeks ' notice of their intention to withdraw or change a service . |
| 14 | Juniors must be paid appropriately for the hours that they work : if they are getting only three hours ' rest at night they are working the equivalent of a partial shift and should be paid accordingly . |
| 15 | Hewson , a former professor of economics at the University of New South Wales , with only three years ' experience in the federal parliament , was generally considered competent but lacking in charisma . |
| 16 | Benson died after only three days ' illness 5 July 1924 at his cottage , Castle Corner , in Manorbier , Pembrokeshire . |
| 17 | One wonders just how furious : last week , back in Moscow to see her three-year-old son between performances , Semenyaka was having difficulties getting a visa to come back for her next role here , Cinderella , in only three weeks ' time . |
| 18 | The discovery of the true facts only increased people 's fascination , for birds ' arduous migrations demand phenomenal navigation skills . |
| 19 | Mrs Zamzam 's land should have been only 25 minutes ' drive across the international frontier . |
| 20 | The Coco D'Or is in an excellent position at Beau Vallon , only 3 minutes ' walk from the famous Beau Vallon Beach . |
| 21 | Blakey Ridge and Hutton-le-Hole with the outdoor Ryedale Folk Museum are at the heart of the moor , and only thirty-five minutes ' drive from the farm . |
| 22 | There is a minor cill just downstream ; the headlong descent goes on with only 50 yds ' respite before the 350 yds continuous grade II rapids leading to Dulnain bridge . |
| 23 | The Cricket St Thomas Wildlife Park , consisting of 1000 acres of land given over to ( amongst other things ) a working dairy farm , wildlife , a pets ' corner and an aviary for tropical birds , is only ten minutes ' drive away . |
| 24 | Ideally located , it 's only ten minutes ' walk from Levante Beach and very close to a selection of cafés , shops , bars and restaurants . |
| 25 | BRIGADIER Dougal Munro s flat in Haston Place was only ten minutes ' walk from the London headquarters of SOE in Baker Street . |
| 26 | I dismiss the popular theory that goldfish have a memory of only nine seconds ' duration . |
| 27 | With $36 million in the box-office after only five weeks ' release , and the movie yet to travel outside America , big profits are guaranteed . |
| 28 | Only half-heeding Picasso 's advice — ‘ Do n't leave Paris if you want to be an artist ’ — Miro chose to spend his winters there and his summers in Mont-Roig . |
| 29 | Soon he was only one day 's journey in front of me . |
| 30 | In 1980 , after only one year 's work with the ‘ entry ’ year of pupil intake ( the 12/13 year olds ) , the seventeen existing staff were asked to submit a written appraisal of their work . |