Example sentences of "but only by [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | First over the line is WindowWorks , but only by a nose . |
| 2 | A hire-purchase agreement which is not properly executed can not be enforced by the sellers ' recapturing the item but only by a court order . |
| 3 | Private companies can now get rid of the requirement for member involvement , but only by an elective resolution under s 379A . |
| 4 | More characteristic was the active Louis VI of France , who succeeded on the whole in being a successful king , but only by the most strenuous activity . |
| 5 | He won , but only by the skin of his teeth . |
| 6 | This was a genuine and reasonable cause for concern at a time when the peace of the Onny valley was not disturbed by the frequent and fast motor traffic of today , but only by the infrequent passage of a Bishop 's Castle Railway train . |
| 7 | The police , earning the enmity of both factions , had managed to prevent a collision , but only by the use of mounted police . |
| 8 | The room was furnished , but only by the neglect of the last inhabitants to take the stuff away . |
| 9 | In Hereford and Worcestershire , Conservatives control education decisions , but only by the casting vote of the chairman , and HE 'S standing for re-election as an independent in the county elections , because he 's unhappy about |