Example sentences of "and [noun sg] only [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This measure was introduced in 1978 and protection only applies therefore from this date . |
| 2 | The references I have made to light and existence only touch the surface of a very complicated debate . |
| 3 | As they are practised in the modern world , high-level teaching and research only make sense in institutions . |
| 4 | In the Keynesian model , consumption and investment only respond weakly to changes in the rate of interest — that is to say , they are interest-inelastic . |
| 5 | Business and pleasure only mix when you 're wielding the cocktail shaker . |
| 6 | The opposite will also apply of course , and labour only sub-contract rates are sometimes more related to market conditions than to the actual work content . |
| 7 | Beetles and fungus only flourish in damp , poorly ventilated conditions . |
| 8 | It 's just that lifts only break down because people use them , rubbish chutes only get blocked with rubbish and debris only accumulates because public spaces are n't cleaned often enough . |
| 9 | Measurements of the Doppler shift at periastron and apastron only give the line of sight components of vp and va . |
| 10 | Moran felt so outside their circle of concentration that he had to resort to tiptoeing into the room in an exaggerated parody of someone trying to enter unheard but his only audience was the boy , and that not often , and laughter only lifted the girls ' heads from their books for a forgotten moment . |
| 11 | Mainly middle-aged women with their daughters , they all wore hats and gloves ; everyone seemed to know everyone else and the chattering and laughter only subsided into an expectant hush after the chief vendeuse had discreetly clapped her hands twice . |
| 12 | To him , she was still the same Alyssia , and heaven only knew why he had slept with her . |
| 13 | Think of how surprised the well-heeled audience beyond the velvet curtain would be if it could see what was going on back here , the last-minute mayhem that came of packing a dozen models and heaven only knew how many assistants , hairdressers , make-up people , and general , all-purpose ‘ gofers ’ into the cramped space that lay backstage at the Sala dell'Arte . |
| 14 | There was a legend , and goodness only knows where these tales come from , that Mr Wilson had once taken savings from the post office and gone to Brighton for the week-end . |
| 15 | I suppose that ferrets are no more unusual as pets than rats , snakes and goodness only knows what else . |
| 16 | Then you have to create this confidence and confidence only comes with lots of matches . |
| 17 | The 260 days of the sacred year each had a number from one to thirteen attached to it and there were also twenty different day-names , arranged so that the same combination of number and name only came round again 260 days later . |
| 18 | And exposure to the drying effects of sunlight from more frequent beach holidays , central heating , air conditioning and pollution only exacerbates dry hair problems . |
| 19 | A little after the end of the war when people were beginning to relax and reminisce about blackouts and air-raids , yesterday 's terror and agony only adding a little zest to the stones . |
| 20 | And I wo n't spare a minute 's thought for the fact that Piers has n't been around for the entire day , and lord only knows what he 's getting up to with Nicole . |
| 21 | T'Home does n't run to one , and t'daughter only wanted to get all t'kids back to Sunderland . " |
| 22 | The full implications of this convergence between state socialism and nationalism only became apparent after war broke out in 1914 . |
| 23 | the first is the idea that productivity and profit only come from making the most of the people in the organisation . |
| 24 | The snobbish distinction between art and craft only began in the eighteenth century amongst collectors who felt it necessary to describe creativity according to their social or monetary values . |
| 25 | The onset of the disease is very gradual and breathlessness only becomes troublesome when about half of the lung has been destroyed . |
| 26 | No record of the initial request is kept and the shape and style only evolves as the metal is worked . |
| 27 | Mid-region performance is strong and acceleration only begins to tail off above 120mph , but the Chrysler engine lacks ultimate finesse at high revs , becoming noisy and slightly strained , while the power delivery is too often spoiled by a hesitation or jerk after a sudden lift-off or application of power . |
| 28 | The silver denarius was not established on a permanent footing until the Second Pubic War ( fig.39 : c , d ) , and gold only came to dominate the imperial coinage and advertise the power and majesty of Rome with the extension of the Empire ( fig.39 : e , f ) . |
| 29 | and crewman only clocked fifty eight point four nine O to being handicapped by a poor start number of ten |
| 30 | All diabetics had to take extra care with their feet , and pregnancy only increased the risk of problems related to poor circulation . |