Example sentences of "it only [vb -s] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although quite a large reel in appearance , it only weighs 10.9oz which compares favourably with small sized reels . |
| 2 | So , if it only weighs kilos you will get how much cover ? |
| 3 | For the doctors agreed it did not hurt a baby to cry ; it only hurts grown-ups to listen to him . |
| 4 | It only does error for something wrong with the machine . |
| 5 | Plus , it only takes seconds to connect up , and as time is money that 's always important . |
| 6 | ( This is one event I have not seen personally , as it only takes place every seven years , the next being due in 1990. ) the last perambulation took place in August 1983 , with about 500 people taking part in the fourteen mile walk . |
| 7 | Since then about ten new sites have been scheduled each week , and this could be seen as a deliberate blocking measure as it only takes place where the owner wants to do something with the site . |
| 8 | It only takes Ahmed or yourself to press the button . |
| 9 | Send in the form at any time during the year , but it only takes effect at the beginning of the next tax year , in April . |
| 10 | Bernier constantly contrasts Mughal India and seventeenth-century France : the Jumna compares favourably with the Loire , he thinks ; adultery is easier in Paris than it is in Delhi : ‘ in France it only excites merriment , but in this part of the world there are few instances where it is not followed by some dreadful and tragical catastrophe . ’ |
| 11 | It only receives support for very basic administrative costs , and projects like this one are voluntary activities by members of working parties . |
| 12 | Over in Italy , Ing C Olivetti & Co SpA is less directly affected by the abrupt change in status of all things IBM — it only markets Hitachi 's plug-compatible mainframes , but it has so many other problems that that is little compensation . |
| 13 | It only seeks relationships in order to be loved . |
| 14 | Like every illustration , of course , it only goes part of the way in satisfying our minds . |
| 15 | This last choice is desirable but it only delays things so far as getting home is concerned , since the forest road stops on the frontier some three miles away , and there you can but turn round . |
| 16 | It only considers properties let on long leases to blue chip companies . |
| 17 | It only requires behaviour to be broken down into some specifics , the equivalent of building blocks , and for those specifics to be cast into a coherent plan of action . |
| 18 | Like all other unusual accomplishments , it only nears perfection after hours of determined practice : but once the technique is acquired , the potential for a stunning showpiece is obvious . |
| 19 | The way it works in three , is it only uses memory within these five hundred and twelve row boundaries , so any between one and five one two , five one three and one O two four , one O two five and one five three six and so on , it 'll fill in the gaps within those ranges , but not outside of those ranges . |
| 20 | Also , the change in the potential difference phasor V over the infinitesimal element has been neglected in arriving at equation ( 9.74 ) since it only gives rise to terms that are second order in smallness . |
| 21 | ‘ It is vital that they are aware that it only gives protection against one of the many strains of the disease . |
| 22 | It only lasts seconds and then they are overwhelmed with a Wave of Remorse . ’ |
| 23 | It only wants milk and stirring . |
| 24 | Vasectomy does not change who you are and how you feel about sex , it only prevents pregnancies . |
| 25 | The Packard Bell Elite 1000 comes with plenty of bundled software and sound support , but it only has 2Mb of RAM |
| 26 | Yeah but it only has Norwich and it has Dagenham does n't , that 's it is n't it ? |
| 27 | Acer UK Ltd 's Christopher Hay says the company is ‘ comfortable ’ with SCO 's recently declared intention to edge towards Unix SVR4 and says Acer 's collaboration in the ACE initiative has provided the firm with the experience of RISC and Microsoft NT should that be required in the future , though it only has Intel 's P5 part in its sights at present as far as chip technology goes . |
| 28 | The Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 does not apply to the 1984 Act as it only has application to common law duties and the statutory duty under the 1957 Act . |
| 29 | But Wembley Stadium says it only has room for twenty fans in wheelchairs . |
| 30 | If the president of one of our major trades unions is right when he asserts that no company now pays mainstream corporation tax ( that it only pays tax on the dividends paid to its shareholders ) , it would cost the nation nothing to do away with mainstream corporation tax , but think what a boon that could be . |