Example sentences of "only [vb -s] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only has experience before marriage been less so , also , has experience within marriage . |
| 2 | Each of the ‘ sentences ’ in the network only has meaning in terms of its relations to other sentences , and each of these sentences only has meaning in relation to others , and so on . |
| 3 | But the convention only covers pollution at sea , whereas most coastal pollution arises inland , from industrial discharges , untreated sewage , fertiliser run-off and erosion . |
| 4 | For such a plan not only allocates land for development but , as a consequence , distributes financial or environment costs and benefits . |
| 5 | Medical opinion is still divided on whether alcoholism is a disease , possibly inherited , or whether an alcoholic only lacks will-power in order to stop drinking . |
| 6 | The decision to build the lift could not have been taken lightly ; it only makes sense as part of a scheme of general improvement . |
| 7 | Our chastity , indeed our whole life , only makes sense in relation to our love to God … |
| 8 | One type of insulating lining has a coating of aluminium on the reverse side which not only provides protection from heat loss in winter but also prevents excessive heat build-up in a room during summer by deflecting the sun 's rays . |