Example sentences of "only [vb base] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only make the right wing strong ’ ) , and his successor as Chief of Staff , General Helmuth von Moltke , while broadly adopting Schlieffen 's plan , had already fatally modified it through timidity . |
| 2 | The Pakistanis have been incensed all summer by mutterings that they only make the old ball swing so violently by tampering with it . |
| 3 | Individual nuclear family units not only provide the maximum number of outlets for commodity production , but also facilitate social control . |
| 4 | If you only want the bloody music , whe I , what 's the point of taping in the first place ! |
| 5 | " I only want the ordinary sense of the word . " |
| 6 | Crease in the cutting lines at top and bottom when hanging , but only remove the surplus material when the covering is dry . |
| 7 | Café curtains , which traditionally only cover the lower half of the window , offer a very simple solution to privacy and are ideal in kitchens which face onto a busy road . |
| 8 | ‘ I only hope the poor creature 's effort was worth it . ’ |
| 9 | I only hope the old sea dog is telling the truth ! ) |
| 10 | I only hope the same regulation is as strictly enforced in the rest of Europe . |
| 11 | In addition , there are the drawbacks you may face if you only receive the basic pension as your husband 's dependant . |
| 12 | To investigate this pattern , the researchers transferred fry in the study stream to 25 pairs and , sure enough , only fry the same size or smaller than the pairs ' own offspring were accepted into the fold , while larger fry were eaten or driven away . |
| 13 | Politicians and party activists not only face the normal cut and thrust of political life but also a deadly threat to their lives . |
| 14 | ‘ Although , ’ said Beuno thoughtfully , ‘ the second law of thermodynamics is extremely funny because all the things we are all so busy doing only hasten the inevitable end . |
| 15 | I only remember the interminable dialling and re-dialling , and the short sharp commands given by the Sheikh . |
| 16 | Unfortunately these proposals only exemplify the muddled thinking which seems so often to lie at the heart of Edinburgh 's traffic policies . |
| 17 | I could not help her directly but only invoke the greatest power we eagles have . |
| 18 | The Pompeian house does , of course , only depict the Roman home of up to the first century A.D. and in later years , as can be seen at Ostia , the plan was developed . |
| 19 | Cancer has taught me that life is n't a dress rehearsal , this is it and you only get the one chance . |
| 20 | If you make a mistake with Word , right , then you can always undo it , right , if you ever make a mistake do n't panic cos you can always undo it but you only get the one chance if you go on working then you ca n't undo it . |
| 21 | You see , we only get the German news in this Place , and of course that does n't mean a thing ’ |
| 22 | President Joaquin Moya said he was n't disappointed because the results only mirror the general state of the industry . |
| 23 | Many disabled people believe that encouraging a disability culture can only reinforce negative images of ‘ disability ’ — that is , they have not questioned the tragedy view of disability and when they think of a disability culture they assume that this must mean art forms which only present the negative side of disabled living . |
| 24 | A Soviet commentator anticipated that Brezhnev 's ‘ positive programme ’ could ‘ only find the widest echo in the Arab world , especially in the Gulf ’ . |
| 25 | Indeed , if you only define the four page margins and the paper size you have effectively started to design the grid . |
| 26 | ‘ I usually only scrub the front tyre when I get into a turn too hot but this is how it goes : You 're in fourth gear and jetting down to this U-turn . |
| 27 | two people book a small mobile home on any high season depart from Saturday the tenth of July oh that 's after you , oh wait a minute , until twenty third of August and only pay the low season charge , save , save over thirty pound per |
| 28 | Only operate the red alarm between stations if it is essential to stop the train immediately . |
| 29 | Try persuasion , humour , tact and only use the ultimate authority as a last resort |
| 30 | you always stay to your left , only use the right lane to overtake or turn to right |