Example sentences of "only a [noun sg] [be] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As an employer , agriculture occupies some 8m people in the present EEC , the majority of whom are farmers and their families ; only a minority is employed on a wage basis . |
| 2 | Indeed , in the first series of patients only 72% were bleeding from varices , haemostatic treatment was not uniform and only a minority were treated with sclerotherapy . |
| 3 | Only a quarter are employed , half the proportion among married mothers . |
| 4 | It seemed that they should stop and follow the sight of the two young boys , but it was too late they had been and they had gone and now only a disturbance was left behind . |
| 5 | Queen 's Bench Masters ' Practice Direction of 25 March , 1988 requires that where an order is made transferring an action from the Queen 's Bench Division to a county court , the party having carriage of the order by himself or his solicitor shall forthwith produce at the Filing Department of the Central Office the order transferring the action and shall file : ( 1 ) a copy of the order transferring the action ; ( 2 ) a statement of the names and addresses of the parties and of their solicitors ; ( 3 ) copies of any pleadings served ; ( 4 ) if he is the plaintiff and has not served a statement of claim , particulars of his claim together with a copy for each defendant ; ( 5 ) if he is the defendant and only a counterclaim is transferred and no counterclaim has been served , particulars of the counterclaim together with a copy for the plaintiff ; ( 6 ) where money has been paid into court , a copy of the notice of payment into court ; ( 7 ) a statement of the index numbers of any affidavits filed . |
| 6 | A nut and bolt fixed the handle shafts to the top section : the blade spanner incorporates a small spanner for the nut , so only a screwdriver was needed here . |
| 7 | He bargained in his soul with fate , promising to dedicate his life to Imperial service without scruple — if only a life was left to him to dedicate . |
| 8 | During the baseline examinations only a subsample was asked about history of smoking . |
| 9 | If only a bruise is caused , s.47 is an overcharge . |
| 10 | A useful review of some of this work is given in Anon. ( 1982a ) and only a summary is presented here . |
| 11 | If all modules in the LIFESPAN system are to be listed the user should enter ‘ A ’ ; if only a subset is required the user should enter ‘ P ’ . |
| 12 | ‘ The system is unfair at the moment , because only a handful are charged . ’ |
| 13 | Thus , while a hundred or so European species have been recorded as hosts , only a handful are used regularly . |
| 14 | Now only a handful are left to pack their bags . |
| 15 | She gave that only a moment 's thought . |
| 16 | Once and once only a finger is placed , by Svidrigailov appropriately , on the fact that Peter 's city turns people odd . |