Example sentences of "only [verb] [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Looking impossibly handsome in his formal wedding clothes , he was surveying her with a fierce intensity that not only made her blush furiously , but caused her pulses to race almost out of control . |
| 2 | As soon as all these lighting restrictions came in , Daddy said he was n't going to stay in England and they pissed off , ’ Felicity 's lapses into strong language , which were meant to make her sound cool , only made her sound immature . |
| 3 | All the pre-packaged nonsense of a plastic person , she said once , but that only made her husband angry . |
| 4 | Shares in the manufacturer of bridal wear and nursery products , which only made its debut on the Third Market a year ago via a placing at 100p , stand at 136p . |
| 5 | The harder and finer material only made its way slowly in this field . |
| 6 | mm , only made it Christmas |
| 7 | Wainwright is fifth choice at Bramall Lane and only made his debut for the reserves on Wednesday . |
| 8 | This practice of marking searches , requisitions , etc , should be an invariable one for three reasons : ( 1 ) it compels you to consider each question and reply before marking it ; ( 2 ) it will save your time in selecting answers that require further action , and will avoid your reading through the enquiries again later on to make sure that the replies to them are in order ; and ( 3 ) it is a permanent record that at the time of the transaction you not only made your search , etc , but duly considered and dealt with the replies . |
| 9 | It 'll only hurt your throat worse . |
| 10 | For Jenkins , who ousted Stephens last season only to lose his job through suspension and injury this winter , it will be a return to the big time after only one game in the past month . |
| 11 | The market not only drives our product development but also our business culture . |
| 12 | just now , for instance , I could not sit & do nothing , since that only irritates my brain ; & it was then only my pipe that enabled me comfortably to read Rousseau 's ‘ Julie ; or the New Heloise ’ . |
| 13 | The National Rivers Authority has only given its approval for half the planned graveyard . |
| 14 | The National Rivers Authority has only given its approval for half the planned graveyard . |
| 15 | The Foreign Office had only given him permission to join the Army on the understanding that he would return to Abyssinia when his leave expired . |
| 16 | And not only to forgive her sin , he also wanted to cleanse her . |
| 17 | If he is consistently having to refer back for support this will not only weaken his standing with the contractor , but it will cause uncertainty and delay to the contract . |
| 18 | I can only explain my reluctance , honestly , to the fact that up to now I was n't ready — the views expressed might be too ‘ militant ’ , lesbian-orientated and ‘ anarchist ’ for the type of feminism I was espousing . |
| 19 | She was going to have to spend a second night at the motel , if only to continue their cover of an ‘ affair ’ . |
| 20 | The abseils hung free though , and only deflated our drive even further . |
| 21 | Did Daniel Ortega struggle so hard and so long , suffer seven years in jail , and defy the mighty US at such cost to his country , only to drive his jeep into the sunset ? |
| 22 | Did Daniel Ortega struggle so hard and so long , suffer seven years in jail , and defy the mighty US at such cost to his country , only to drive his jeep into the sunset ? |
| 23 | If the casual worker can not make himself available for the full length of time requested , he is unlikely to be offered the assignment , although exceptions will be made if the organisation is facing a tight labour market and can only cover its manpower requirements by bringing in " part-timers " . |
| 24 | In our study , autofluorescence microscopy confirmed that 5-ASA penetrates the mucosa and does not only cover its surface . |
| 25 | He had n't chucked her overboard bag and baggage yet , but he was probably only biding his time until they returned to their mooring . |
| 26 | But if things were quiet on the Rosemary and Travis front , Leith was very much aware that there was a brute of a man in the new extension who was only biding his time before he tripped her up . |
| 27 | They only change their form |
| 28 | Prolonged contact with Rune could only make her parting from him more painful , the recovery period afterwards more protracted , the absolute cure less certain . |
| 29 | To belabour the point of whether or not he had knocked would only make her sound shrewish , and she did n't want that added to his list of uncomplimentary adjectives , along with brash and brassy ! |
| 30 | They do not only make their way through stuffed and clamoring doorways , but emerge from the unseen bowels of the pub , as though they have held themselves privately for days in the cellar , waiting with bated breath , presenting themselves only as the hour grows ripe . |