Example sentences of "only [prep] [v-ing] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Certainly , water is used a great deal in settlements , not only for drinking by people and animals , but also for various crafts and simple industrial processes , and as a source of power . |
| 2 | He 's only off looking for Rebel . |
| 3 | It was only after phoning for help that Lizzie thought about what happened to her sister . |
| 4 | It was only after moving to Llanberis that I did my next winter route in Wales — a quick solo of Sinister Gully . |
| 5 | The subsequent release of 1,300 pages of witness interviews and depositions collected by the police during their investigation contained many inconsistencies , but appeared to contradict Senator Kennedy 's assertion that he learned of the alleged assault only after returning to Washington DC on April 1 . |
| 6 | In the summer term , then , they will be becoming familiar , not only with learning from teachers but with learning with teachers : they will feel the full responsibility of sharing their experiences with others . |
| 7 | It was only from looking at film of the first episode that everyone remembered Frank had forgotten to wear his famous beret and raincoat . |
| 8 | Contemporary perceptions continue to be reflected in historical writing : thus Robert Gray 's valuable study of the " skilled workers " in Edinburgh is confined to an all-male sample ; no dressmakers for instance are included , and he refers only in passing to women compositors . |
| 9 | The worst were spreaders of terror , like Cuthbert in Thrandeston , or crassly negligent , like Jackman of Shippenhall who spent his days ruing the loss of his investment in a bogus railway company , and took pleasure only in riding to hounds . |
| 10 | They tried to persuade me she was interested only in sculpting in future . ’ |
| 11 | If all went well with the Air Services package agreed in June 1992 , EEC airlines would be able to fly between whatever airports in different countries within the Community they chose ( subject only to complying with safety and noise standards and assuming the availability of ground and air space ) and charging the economic fares they chose . |
| 12 | In 1285 in Norfolk they offended the church not only by sitting in church courts and gathering evidence there for indictments of the clergy but also by hearing cases of violence and defamation against the clergy and matrimonial and testamentary suits , all of which were traditionally matters for church courts . |
| 13 | That can be done only by putting in place the right conditions to create long-term , permanent jobs , long-term growth and secure jobs . |
| 14 | The rule of law upholds Parliamentary sovereignty because the ‘ rigidity of the law constantly hampers … the action of the executive , and … the government can escape only by obtaining from Parliament the discretionary authority which is denied to the Crown by the law of the land ’ |
| 15 | But I feel sure that only by going to St Bertrand de Comminges ( another name that crops up in the Cantos ) , and from there to Mont Ségur , shall we see the point of : ‘ at Mont Ségur the chief 's cell / you can enter it sideways only ’ ( 101:725:77 ) . |