Example sentences of "only [adj] to the [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | It was n't only due to the harsh words they had exchanged over Ryan ; she found it hard to write naturally because of the lie she was enacting . |
| 2 | The structure of the relational network is only accessible to the outside observer to the extent that it is visibly manifested in gift-giving performance , but , for the insiders , the actors who actually operate the system , this same structure is felt to consist of rights and obligations . |
| 3 | One of Beecher 's favourite oratorical gimmicks , which he used to great effect in England , was to lean down from the dais to tell a humorous story but only audible to the front row . |
| 4 | But damages awarded by juries in libel cases for injury to reputation are ‘ at large ’ and only subject to the general guidance by judges and limited powers for the Court of Appeal to correct those that are excessive . |
| 5 | On the contrary , the learning process is very time consuming and most volunteers are unlikely to be able to concentrate on acquiring new computer skills which may be only peripheral to the immediate problem of interviewing clients . |
| 6 | The result is an overbanked ‘ slipping ’ turn , but this is only apparent to the careful observer . |
| 7 | In the latter cases , capital gains are being made from what might be termed special kinds of consumption property , only available to the rich . |
| 8 | So I did n't make a loss but I did n't make a profit on the bit of space that I need that I was using for storage cos I thought it was only fair to the poor bloke . |
| 9 | Always I had regarded them as only incidental to the main theme , the real great things that were to happen to me . |
| 10 | But despite the current popularity of Personal , Social and Health Education , Active Tutorial Work , and so on , and whatever the rhetoric of the school , they can see that their prime concern is only incidental to the formal scheme of things , and they know that the national tide is not running in their direction . |
| 11 | It is a common fallacy that actuaries develop a narrow range of skills which are only relevant to the statistical departments of insurance companies . |
| 12 | These terms are only relative to the particular causal model in hand : in a different model we might want to explain what gave rise to the prior variable . |
| 13 | The personal qualities of the Masai made them not only attractive to the British but ‘ attractive … to administer ’ . |