Example sentences of "only a [noun sg] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only a fraction is PCB-contaminated material : the bulk of the load must be wastes with a higher calorific value for the incinerator to work . |
| 2 | This is a horror movie a fucking horror movie this lunatic is making his own horror film and you ca n't even tell yourself Hell it 's only a story are n't the special effects good it is n't real because that 's exactly what it is and the gorilla man is explaining in that hideous high-pitched baby 's voice what he has in this bottle and in this syringe and I throw up halfway through but they pause the video for me . |
| 3 | But if it 's a single member of staff , it 's a , it 's only a difficulty is n't it ? |
| 4 | Only a part is production property which yields high income and only some of this confers economic power over others . |
| 5 | In the notebooks of Crime and Punishment , Marmeladov ( at this stage called ‘ the civil servant ’ ) is made to argue that ‘ if only a man is really alive , then he suffers , and therefore he needs Christ , and therefore Christ will come . ’ |
| 6 | Not quite a woman — because I wanted to do things with Gittel that only a man was supposed to want to do ; not quite a man — because I wanted Gittel to do the same things back to me . ’ |
| 7 | As an employer , agriculture occupies some 8m people in the present EEC , the majority of whom are farmers and their families ; only a minority is employed on a wage basis . |
| 8 | Will Thorne , leader of the Gas Workers ' Union , moved a resolution : While the conference unanimously supported Treasury or rate-financed school meals , only a minority was prepared to let the state share parental responsibilities more fully . |
| 9 | Moreover , because only a minority were able to leave the centres at will , this policy further aggravated the social divisions within the group . |
| 10 | Indeed , in the first series of patients only 72% were bleeding from varices , haemostatic treatment was not uniform and only a minority were treated with sclerotherapy . |
| 11 | Among the most prominent London citizens of the period , those who were elected mayor more than once , only a minority were of certain London origin , such as Thomas Knolles ( 1399–1400 , 1410–11 ) , Nicholas Wotton ( 1415–16,1430–31 ) and Henry Barton ( 1416–17 , 1428–29 ) . |
| 12 | Only a deterrent is n't it ? |
| 13 | Only a quarter are employed , half the proportion among married mothers . |
| 14 | It seemed that they should stop and follow the sight of the two young boys , but it was too late they had been and they had gone and now only a disturbance was left behind . |
| 15 | It is vital that all external constraints are known at this stage , otherwise all the short-listed options may be for bridges when , for environmental reasons or because of the proximity of an airport , only a tunnel is possible . |
| 16 | Well it 's only a bungalow is it ? |
| 17 | Queen 's Bench Masters ' Practice Direction of 25 March , 1988 requires that where an order is made transferring an action from the Queen 's Bench Division to a county court , the party having carriage of the order by himself or his solicitor shall forthwith produce at the Filing Department of the Central Office the order transferring the action and shall file : ( 1 ) a copy of the order transferring the action ; ( 2 ) a statement of the names and addresses of the parties and of their solicitors ; ( 3 ) copies of any pleadings served ; ( 4 ) if he is the plaintiff and has not served a statement of claim , particulars of his claim together with a copy for each defendant ; ( 5 ) if he is the defendant and only a counterclaim is transferred and no counterclaim has been served , particulars of the counterclaim together with a copy for the plaintiff ; ( 6 ) where money has been paid into court , a copy of the notice of payment into court ; ( 7 ) a statement of the index numbers of any affidavits filed . |
| 18 | A nut and bolt fixed the handle shafts to the top section : the blade spanner incorporates a small spanner for the nut , so only a screwdriver was needed here . |
| 19 | He bargained in his soul with fate , promising to dedicate his life to Imperial service without scruple — if only a life was left to him to dedicate . |
| 20 | During the baseline examinations only a subsample was asked about history of smoking . |
| 21 | If only a bruise is caused , s.47 is an overcharge . |
| 22 | A useful review of some of this work is given in Anon. ( 1982a ) and only a summary is presented here . |
| 23 | There are instrumental teachers who think only a distinction is worth considering and therefore may delay entering candidates , causing them to restrict their repertoire unduly . |
| 24 | It shows an exasperated Royal — we do n't know which , since only a hand is visible — wondering how to store the vast pile of gifts from a grateful Canada . |
| 25 | If all modules in the LIFESPAN system are to be listed the user should enter ‘ A ’ ; if only a subset is required the user should enter ‘ P ’ . |
| 26 | Well she 's only a tot is n't she ? |
| 27 | Only a handful are to be found in this collection . |
| 28 | Assuming you have the right background , only a handful are even called to interview . ’ |
| 29 | Thus , while a hundred or so European species have been recorded as hosts , only a handful are used regularly . |
| 30 | Now only a handful are left to pack their bags . |