Example sentences of "only have a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Warwick Collins points out that the keel design not only has a distinct draught advantage over a fin keel , but also claims that it helps to damp any pitching motion in a seaway . |
| 2 | During the process of learning the student is working to achieve something ; knowledge of how close her performance is approximating to the desired goal not only has a motivating effect , but if given in sufficient detail provides information which enables her to adjust her learning nearer to the goal . |
| 3 | The water treatment polymers will open up new markets for FMC , which at present only has a small business in this field based on commodity chemicals . |
| 4 | ( This word only has a weak form when used in a relative clause ; when used with a demonstrative sense it is always pronounced in its strong form . ) |
| 5 | George Mayo is sixty two , but only has a mental age of six . |
| 6 | Powell only has a remote chance of playing , for Reilly 's squad has retained its shape and strength . |
| 7 | But ‘ For A Child ’ only has a slight tempo shift , a trumpet solo and a blast of flugelhorn to give it some extra zest , and it 's simply not enough . |
| 8 | The international system not only has a major division between communist and capitalist states but also deeper cultural divisions between what are usually termed the First and Third worlds . |
| 9 | You must do this very thoroughly , as the picture will not be as tightly secured against the glass if it only has a free-standing photograph frame backing as opposed to the hardboard backing one uses for normal pictures . |
| 10 | A screen , on the other hand , not only has a specific function , but is also an integral part of the overall design , and will therefore be looked at in quite a different way . |
| 11 | But guar bread , newly created by British food chemists , not only has a high fibre content but actually has 25 per cent fewer calories per ounce . |
| 12 | The Gyle project not only has a permanent site safety supervisor , Stewart Adam , but also receives regular visits from a regional health and safety advisor . |
| 13 | At the cessation of the solo passage , if the instrument continues to play but only has a subordinate part , it is a good plan to place an asterisk at the point where the prominent passage ends . |
| 14 | Typically , the net contains many nodes , but each node only has a few inputs : N is quite small . |
| 15 | Even if you make a complete mess of it , the model only has a few inches to fall . |
| 16 | When it comes to use as a reagent , tetra only has a minor role . |
| 17 | If , however , a bond only has a short time left to maturity , it will be much more liquid : its market price will be near its face value . |
| 18 | ‘ Yes , apparently she only has a short time to live ; David came back to be with her — he 's even living at Brooklands . ’ |
| 19 | As a result , the 300 volts created by the adults only has a stunning effect if the prey is very close . |
| 20 | Hitherto , the coalition had only had a one-seat majority in the Parliament as a whole and was actually in a minority in the lower house . |
| 21 | The possession charge had been dropped because her daughter had only had a small amount on her . |
| 22 | She thought : Gran is n't really ill , she 's only had a bad night . |
| 23 | The introduction of ‘ Just In Time ’ management throughout RX and its supplier network has not only had a significant impact on company competitiveness but also accelerated the process of cultural change by exposing individual RX plants and workgroups to real and immediate market pressures within the company 's value chain . |
| 24 | We 'd only had a few dates . |
| 25 | Although they had only had a few hours , he was happy with what the squad had uncovered from newspaper cuttings and phone-calls — not that they had detected any connection with Nicola Sharpe . |
| 26 | ‘ And we 'd only had a few months of marriage . ’ |
| 27 | Meurdesoif , whose firm agreed to pay a £1,250 fine , claimed he had only had a few drinks with lunch on a cross-channel ferry . |
| 28 | The Reds , only having a small area to defend could communicate with each other and knew how to defeat the Whites . |
| 29 | We got a free bus pass and we , we used our money to , which I 'm glad we did with my husband only having a few years . |
| 30 | Well , I mean Brody may be able to survive by not actually only having a few months between doing it and being revived I think . |