Example sentences of "only [conj] it [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A dwelling for the living or a tomb for one 's ancestors should be sited only where it harmonizes completely with the forces of nature . |
| 2 | It is unexportable , because prescription , the inherent authority of that which has always been so , is a writ which runs only where it has always been so and amongst those amongst whom it has always been so . |
| 3 | It matters only that it does . |
| 4 | We should note here that Lyotard does not maintain that the unconscious does not signify but only that it does not signify like a language . |
| 5 | Today the department of transport said only that it ontinues to support the council 's road safety measures . |
| 6 | Perhaps the most remarkable achievement of OSO is not only that it has continued as a headquarters unit functioning from Glasgow for so long , but that it survived the Thatcher era as an interventionist wing of Government intended to nudge work in the direction of British industry . |
| 7 | The mystified motorist whose car has gone wrong may know only that it needs repair and that he should take it to a mechanic : his competence to deal with the matter may go no further . |
| 8 | Leapor is unlikely to mean that the meat is rotten or poisoned , only that it smells of game . |
| 9 | It will not say how many subscribers it has — only that it expects to sign up no more than a couple of dozen by the autumn . |
| 10 | He suggests not only that it begins with Marx but that he himself forms part of this mutation , which means that , according to his argument , in order to dismiss him you would have to dismiss Marx also . |
| 11 | Moreover , the detailed unit cost and physical statistics do not in themselves measure whether the curbside pick-up is more efficient ; only that it costs less . |
| 12 | Does he agree with Sir Patrick that the United Kingdom can retain its pre-eminent role in Europe in the financial services sector only if it subscribes enthusiastically to the principle of a single currency ? |
| 13 | They quote the comprehensive review by Haggard and Hughes , which states that glue ear probably causes considerable disability only if it results in persistent impaired hearing starting at an early age . |
| 14 | Snake venom is usually clear yellow and is dangerous only if it gets into the bloodstream . |
| 15 | But this will happen only if it gets its act together in the three areas of service provision , education , and research . |
| 16 | For the same reasons , a person who has HIV infection should inform their GP of this only if it becomes relevant for diagnosis or treatment . |
| 17 | Separately , US PC Week highlights Intel 's unhappiness with the cavalier way in which IBM has been offering to all and sundry the iAPX-86 chip variants it has designed under its second source agreement with IBM , and suggests that the agreement is being renegotiated , and that IBM may get the right to make enhanced versions of the Pentium only if it agrees to strict limits on how many it can make for itself or sale . |
| 18 | Separately , US PC Week highlights Intel 's unhappiness with the cavalier way in which IBM has been offering to all and sundry the iAPX-86 chip variants it has designed under its second source agreement with IBM , and suggests that the agreement is being renegotiated , and that IBM may get the right to make enhanced versions of the Pentium only if it agrees to strict limits on how many it can make for itself or sale . |
| 19 | Hence a social contract can ensure stable cooperation only if it reads ‘ I will cooperate ; I will join in punishing any defection ; I will treat any member who does not join in punishing as a defector . ’ |
| 20 | That , he says , is what the Next Steps is all about : ‘ It will succeed only if it changes the way business is done and accounted for . ’ |
| 21 | It 's only if it goes in and you 've got no angle |
| 22 | A stimulus will generate an ERP only if it falls within our sensory window and the size and form of that ERP will vary according to our general state of alertness , of which alpha blocking is one important indicator . |
| 23 | Knowledge could prove a useful ally in the battle between Good and Evil — but only if it falls into the right hands . |
| 24 | The expert clause in the parties ' contract will be the only document likely to have a decisive effect , and then only if it lays down the procedure in detail , which many do not do . |
| 25 | If and only if it does , that route is followed , which means counting how many of the 26 bits are set up to and including the required one , to establish which member of the pointer array to follow to the next level in the tree . |
| 26 | Concurrent Computer Corp says it is continuing to work with its financial advisers on a series of initiatives to strengthen further its capital structure , improve profitability and provide financial flexibility , but only if it does not dilute shareholders ' interests in the company , which reported better than expected third quarter figures — in Company Results , page seven . |
| 27 | The migrating cells may be made up of a mixture of all the different cell types in immature form , that go to all the sites and a particular type survives only if it arrives at an appropriate site — a sort of cell selection . |
| 28 | On those assumptions the state can be neutral only if it creates conditions of equal opportunities for people to choose any conception of the good , with an equal prospect of realizing it . |
| 29 | Only , only if it creates inflation . |
| 30 | for it is difficult to see how the native could have any interest in the project of unveiling what can go on existing only if it remains veiled . |