Example sentences of "only [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From the outset however they set themselves the objectives , not only producing a comprehensive study of land ownership in the region which would be of use to local groups and also capable of influencing regional and National land policy , but equally importantly , of reaching these goals through a very specific manner of research . |
| 2 | Here at the scene of the crime he only made a preliminary examination . |
| 3 | ‘ They 've not only developed a great understanding on the pitch . |
| 4 | This not only involves a mutual understanding of the common-sense notions in everyday life about what counts as an excuse , it requires that constables put themselves in the position of the offender to test whether they would have done the same . |
| 5 | In this , the estimation not only involves a cross-area element , it also embraces a considerable areal disaggregation , from an average ward size of 7.7 km² ; ( range 0.74–38.7 km² ; ) down to the individual kilometre square . |
| 6 | This will , of course , only introduce a new level of complexity . |
| 7 | The experiments just mentioned not only introduce a much-needed control procedure but they also extend the generality of the effect . |
| 8 | Although his jarred shoulder is improving , and he has been named in the side for Saturday , he is still only given a 50–50 chance of playing . |
| 9 | Blacker Miller , still then Foreign Minister [ see above ] , was invited to address the meeting formally ( whereas San Román was only given a private hearing ) , and described the outcome as " adequate " . |
| 10 | I was only given a few days ' notice . |
| 11 | This not only produces a balanced form to the plant , carrying and showing the blooms to advantage , but reduces hindrance to air movement to a minimum . |
| 12 | The carbon dioxide produced by respiration of living creatures and used by plants during the day usually only produces a relatively-small daily cycle of pH change , which is further buffered if any hardness is in the water . |
| 13 | The arrival of computer graphics will not only facilitate a wider access to geometry but will be , in an important sense , integral to doing geometry . |
| 14 | One man 's father told coastguards that normally the group only travelled a few miles along the coast on the speedboat trips . |
| 15 | The same procedure as Step 1 and Step 2 only using a quiet tone ( but not whispering ) . |
| 16 | For the first few trips outside , you should plan only to go a short way , so that the patient can get used to the distracting sights and sounds . |
| 17 | ICI claimed this was not harmful to residents in the area and they had only received a small number of complaints from people who had inhaled the gas . |
| 18 | We should remember that it was ill the employers " interests to claim that it was not worth providing women with a long training because they would waste it by leaving early ; while it was in the trade union 's interest to claim that women were incompetent because they had only received a short training . |
| 19 | Her ‘ traditional ’ primary education restricted her and she only became a professional journalist ( Echo February 4 ) . |
| 20 | Recording the electrical activity of single brain cells in mammals only became a viable proposition in the 1950s . |
| 21 | In its later stages , the conflict settled around two issues : ( a ) official information , which in modern conditions was of direct political interest to the State ; and ( b ) obscenity , which characteristically only became a major object of legislation in the nineteenth century , with the development of an effective popular market . |
| 22 | It only became a moot point because David was a meal ticket for so many people . |
| 23 | In fact , I only became a half decent painter after I got into art college . |
| 24 | I only asked a polite question . ’ |
| 25 | You will only make a powerful enemy . |
| 26 | Non-executive directors can only make a limited contribution to a company given that they have little knowledge of its day-to-day working . ’ |
| 27 | If a bird pecks at these it will probably only make a small tear in the edge of the wing and the butterfly may then escape . |
| 28 | ‘ It has already been said that the Duchess of York will only make a fleeting visit with princesses Beatrice and Eugenie so it looks like that the two royal outlaws will now just be bringing the children to tea . ’ |
| 29 | She could only make a calculated guess ; sheer horror at coming face to face with a former lover when the present one stood stiffly beside him . |
| 30 | As our bodies can only make a few of the necessary vitamins we need , they must be provided by what we eat . |