Example sentences of "only [vb infin] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is easy to see that at high prices consumers will only want to consume small quantities , while a fall in price will mean that demand increases . |
| 2 | This was the gravamen of Bukharin 's complaint , that Preobrazhensky , whilst claiming to discuss abstract theory , was in fact discussing matters that could only relate to concrete current policies . |
| 3 | ONE CAN but wish the publishers of all good luck in getting their money back on this book , for , much as all cricketers should not only strive to become good fielders but enjoy the process of improving their game , how many will lash out nigh on £15 for a manual to help them do so ? |
| 4 | Such a system will be highly resistant to the effects of damage to individual modules and will only begin to show marked alterations in function when a large proportion of the modules has been damaged . |
| 5 | Bleeding from these ulcers is often related to portal hypertension and may be controlled with an infusion of somatostatin , but occasionally it is related to arterial damage which will only respond to prompt surgical intervention . |
| 6 | Bury and Stockport once more topped the list , with third place going to Bradford , an authority where the national attention paid to the city 's politics , and the polarising of political opinion on the ground , can only have increased electoral interest . |
| 7 | Eighteen months ago , says business logistics director Alex Shepherd , the company would only have considered big names like IBM and Hewlett Packard . |
| 8 | It was conceivable that , as the area chairmen feared , higher prices in domestic tariffs would not only have discouraged undesirable loads such as peak space heating , but also the ones such as water heating and cooking which helped them in their overall commercial strategy and were largely off-peak . |
| 9 | The communiqué added that consumers in the industrialized countries should not be protected from rising oil prices through higher wages as this " would only serve to fuel inflationary pressures " . |