Example sentences of "only [noun] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suddenly the people , his people , were expressing only loathing for all that he had achieved in his thirty-seven years on the throne . |
| 2 | Students with Aficionado tickets for Code C performances will be paying only £4–40 for each performance . |
| 3 | From the beginning to the end of the 1980s , take-home pay rose by 41.4% for those on 1½ times the national average , by 37% for those on the national average and by only 32% for those on half the average . |
| 4 | This is a different expression from that used in the 1959 Act which was " new applicants " and was taken to mean not only applicants for new certificates but also applicants for the renewal or transfer of certificates at present in the name of other persons . |
| 5 | The pilot warned there would be only room for one moose on the small plane . |
| 6 | And in the storm of emotion that threatened to overwhelm her there was only room for one thought . |
| 7 | Officials at Robert Gordon 's University in Aberdeen have told Sheena Falconer , a senior lecturer , that there is only room for one textile lecturer 's post within the School of Food and Consumer Studies . |
| 8 | Oh there 's only room for that , did you find out ? |
| 9 | For the record , then , here are six skylines which for me crystallise the quality of the whole 50 I completed ( though in the end there was only room for 45 ) . |
| 10 | It 's so slim there 's only room for two 32-bit EISA slots and no space for additional drives . |
| 11 | There 's only room for three full-length cards and three short cards . |
| 12 | The store plans to cater for about 10 trainees at a time at a cost of only £29.95 for three hours . |
| 13 | But it is often assumed that so doing is to be following in the footsteps of Marx , when he gave his example of luxury goods production , basing himself on the premise that the sub-department lib produced only goods for capitalist consumption . |
| 14 | Obviously there is a difference between " ultimate potentials " and practical economically viable systems , but considerable progress has been made , despite the low level of government funding ( only £9m for all " renewable " r&d in 1980/81 ) . |
| 15 | Eric relates an anecdote about finding out how certain animals only mate for four years and thinks that this probably applies to humans . |
| 16 | ‘ I love the North , ’ he says again , though I understand by now that the North is only code for another , deeper loss . |
| 17 | What 's more , if you know at least nine other stamp collectors , you can join as a group member for even less — just £2.20 for two years and only £3.50 for five years ! |
| 18 | Partly this is because management has placed limitations on who can operate the VDUs , and partly the layout of the plant is such that there is only space for four cars between each work station . |
| 19 | I went to only had er there was about between twenty five and thirty in each year and there was only form for each year so I say |
| 20 | ‘ It 's very different only qualifying for 30 minutes and not for an hour . |
| 21 | It is The Queen of the Night ( Cactaeae Selenicereus Grandiflorus ) : which only flowers for one night a year , and withers away . ’ |
| 22 | The poor were just as stupid as the rich ; he had only contempt for both of them . |
| 23 | At the time of writing only reports for 1991 and 1992 have been published and it is too early to evaluate the input that these new reporting arrangements will have . |
| 24 | A similar comparison of 1984 and 1992 child benefit rates , taking into account the increase in earnings , shows that the benefit from next April should be £12.55p per child ; instead it will be £9.65p for the first child and only £7.80p for each subsequent child . |
| 25 | And to think that calls was only tuppence for three minutes . |
| 26 | ‘ So you 'll see , I 'm sure you 'll see , that I ca n't listen to you , Holy Father Tom , ca n't hear you , ca n't , not for a minute , so you 'll have to do as you 're told , have to do what I want , Father Tom , because there 's no time for this , no time , no time for these words of yours , you fuck , Your fucking Holy Holiness , only time for what I want , time for words of mine , time for what I want to say , nothing else , Father Tom , you fuck , Your fucking Holiness , you see , for my words , nothing else , nothing Holy Father , nothing else , just me , just mine , only time for that . ’ |
| 27 | The structure and layout here of the great bathing establishments were not carbon copies of those in Italy ; many were more extensive and elaborate and their design was affected by the existence on most sites of the Hellenistic gymnasium which , in itself , had become a sophisticated layout , providing not only facilities for gymnastic exercise , but also social , artistic and educational activities . |