Example sentences of "see only " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some referees appear to see only one half of a pair of techniques and , while reverse punches are seldom missed , snap punches to the face often are . |
| 2 | Leaning across , Mungo was disappointed to see only eggs and apples ; three of each . |
| 3 | ‘ I would love to see only flowers marking the geographical border across the city , ’ said Mrs Kalina Morvina , mayor of Valga . |
| 4 | Above all , he seems to see only good in science , and ignores the dark side , where it has direct connections with exploitation , tyranny , and war . |
| 5 | But to consider only the final selection examination , is to see only half the picture . |
| 6 | However , Jones claimed to see only neutrons , and a few of those only at levels that might be interesting to science and geophysicists but of no relevance to making commercial fusion reactors . ’ |
| 7 | Footballers and boxers , too , often have their entry into the sports world aided by zealous school teachers , though , overwhelmingly , they choose to see only the formative years up to , say , the age of 13 as affected by teachers . |
| 8 | The Basque nationalists , on the other hand , profess to see only pain and difficulty in going into government . |
| 9 | Yet to see only this is to simplify the history to the point of misrepresentation . |
| 10 | They were very disappointed to see only a dirty , black-haired gipsy child . |
| 11 | In Wagner himself , at all events , he continued to see only the image that Wagner wished to project : an " idealistic cast of mind " , an " incredible seriousness and German depth " in his view of life and art , an epitome of " our German mission " in every way . |
| 12 | The tendency to see only as far as the limit of particular function . |
| 13 | Woolley wanted to see only one thing : the ammunition drum . |
| 14 | Such flexibility allows users to see only that part of the data model that interests them and avoid an otherwise over-complicated view of the model , and supports other requirements such as privacy and security . |
| 15 | Previous legislation , which came to force on January 1 , 1987 , permitted patients to see only their hospital records , but now the right has been extended to records made in all medical institutions , including records made by private practitioners . |
| 16 | But it is a heavily biased reading of Dame Sirith to see only the antifeminist direction and to ignore the unfavourable reflections upon Wilekin 's base attitude and desires . |
| 17 | Expecting to see only derision in those clear , light eyes , she was surprised to find they held a flicker of unwilling respect , even admiration , but all he said was , ‘ Would you like another brandy ? ’ |
| 18 | An individual GP probably gets to see only a few cases of Meningitis in his career . |
| 19 | That perhaps was the biggest shock most of the journalists had expected to see only children near the line . |
| 20 | ‘ Seeing only the whirlpools and counter-currents but not the progress of the long river of history only reveals the observer 's political short-sightedness . ’ |
| 21 | He stared wordlessly at her , seeing only that pale , withdrawn face . |
| 22 | Traditionally , he has been rather a mysterious figure with most of the audience seeing only his back . |
| 23 | People are often process ‘ blind ’ , seeing only tasks and underestimating the importance of process aspects . |
| 24 | She stood frozen , still clutching the black dress against herself , looking at her husband and seeing only her world crumbling around her . |
| 25 | Thus began the pattern of alternating concession and repression which marked the Indian path to independence , the British constantly frustrated by their inability to rise permanently above the use of force , the nationalists , with the notable exception of Gandhi , seeing only the adroit employment of the carrot and the stick . |
| 26 | Do not be limited by seeing only what is said . |
| 27 | It should be evident to arty thinking individual that the problems facing our Planet at this point in time are the results of a commitment to a science and a philosophy based on erroneous assumptions about the true nature of reality , and that these assumptions are the products of a mentality conditioned to seeing only the separation , the apara , between all things , rather than the unity . |
| 28 | Few people were about , owing to the lateness of the hour , and the guards around the entrance of each tower she passed , glanced briefly at her and turned away , seeing only a woman of indeterminate age , muffled in a hooded cloak such as was worn by serving-women everywhere . |
| 29 | It was still empty and she wandered at will around the main hall , seeing only those involved in administration moving about . |
| 30 | The latter seeing only that a nation has been destroyed , regards the agreement as a peculiarly evil development of Imperialism … . |