Example sentences of "only [verb] one [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | , The largest flying boat in the world only made one flight ( of about a mile in length at a height of about eighty feet ) , and until recently has been preserved within an aluminium-dome museum , close to the Queen Mary in Long Beach , California . |
| 2 | You should do this only to compare one beer with another or one wine with another . |
| 3 | But now they are out as well as all junk food , and I 'm only eating one meal a day . |
| 4 | LIFESPAN users have three attempts to logon to LIFESPAN , except the LIFESPAN user , MANAGER , who is only given one attempt . |
| 5 | In fact , it was only naming one lady on the paper . |
| 6 | In other words , one DOCTOR can have many PATIENTS , but a PATIENT is only assigned one DOCTOR . |
| 7 | The diphtheria laboratory has only examined one isolate of non-toxigenic C diphtheriae var gravis isolated from blood cultures of a patient in England . |
| 8 | Before this year , Carlie had only received one chance of a retainer and that was from Nicky Henderson back in 1989 . |
| 9 | I do n't know how reliable the post is here , as I have only received one postcard from you here — it was posted on 16 March , and was awaiting us on arrival . |
| 10 | Stevedoring is provided by Larne Harbour Limited and it is the company 's proud boast that customers need only make one phone call to complete their requirements . |
| 11 | We had to quickly change it back , but I only got one hook done up and she had to go holding one hand behind her back for the whole scene . |
| 12 | ‘ I only got one memory of me ma 's face . ’ |
| 13 | Er , only got one persons |
| 14 | This last results she only got one pass . |
| 15 | You only got one shot — this was live television — and I stood in the wings , rigid with fear , listening to my heart booming . |
| 16 | You only got one shot left . |
| 17 | I only got one packet cos they 're cheap in Gateway and I thought well if if they 're alright might just go on them then . |
| 18 | Only got one eye . |
| 19 | only got one eye . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'm not sure whether I should be flattered or otherwise , ’ her host drawled , and she decided on the spot that she hated men with sophisticated wit — was he saying that he took it as a compliment , or not , that he only got one mention at lunchtime ? |
| 21 | We only got one bag . |
| 22 | We only got one bag . |
| 23 | And only got one sprout ? |
| 24 | We only got one corner in the entire first half . |
| 25 | The small branches only got one delegate and that would be the part time secretary branch secretary he would attend . |
| 26 | In fact , I only met one decorator … a young couple wanted to buy a piece and I offered them a discount as they had n't got a decorator - at which she drew herself up and said : ‘ We are not married . |
| 27 | They said I could only stay one week , but I stayed there for two , and they did n't know . |
| 28 | The UFC research money only represents one leg of the dual support system . |
| 29 | Mark emphasises it by only allowing one reference in his Gospel to Christians having the Holy Spirit , and that in a prophecy about what would be their lot in the days after the passion ( 13:11 ) . |
| 30 | He would n't have minded the meanness of only allowing one glass each , if it had n't been that the reception was so timed as to prevent that vital half-hour in the pub before closing time , which was so much a part of the necessary wind-down from giving of himself in performance . |