Example sentences of "only [noun sg] [that] [pron] can [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only measure that we can take to help ourselves is to become more aware of how we go about simple , mundane actions . |
| 2 | The only drawback that I can find is that if the participation is not 100pc across the population then you still need hard cash . |
| 3 | The only God that one can have faith in is a God whose existence can not be demonstrated in the way that a mathematical equation can be demonstrated . |
| 4 | The only guarantee that I can give is that there will not be a Tory Government after the 1992 election . |
| 5 | And that 's where these certificates are the only guarantee that I can provide which will actually say well if we get fifteen percent inflation in nineteen ninety seven , they will pay fifteen p percent inflation , plus the three and a half percent three and a quarter percent bonus . |
| 6 | Er , Chairman the , the only advice that I can give Dr on that point is to say that the county council is not letting them down er the funding for major road schemes is provided by central government and we make a contribution towards it but if central government do not give us permission to go ahead with the race road scheme in terms of a grant , then in fact it will not go ahead and in that situation they may be let down , that is their judgement and that should be reflected in the way they vote at parliamentary elections . |
| 7 | The only variable that they can revise directly in either an upward and a downward direction is the money wage rate , but revisions of the money wage rate will have no direct effect on the real wage rate owing to the sympathetic variations in the general level of prices that they would provoke . |
| 8 | Erm the only example that I can think of where that went wrong was where there was a delay in the post but er we certainly do endeavour , it was er it was something which we 've introduced in the last erm eighteen months and it 's been welcomed by members and er it is certainly our intention to give everyone as much notice as possible . |
| 9 | That 's the only reason that they can afford to do it , and they make a packet on top of it . |
| 10 | The only reason that you can make progress in that sort of situation is if there 's a body of opinion that says that you should . |
| 11 | The only suggestion that I can offer is that this system enables mains transformers of various ratings to be put together form a limited number of standard sub-assemblies . |
| 12 | ‘ No , ’ she said , ‘ your self-respect is about the only thing that nobody can take away . |
| 13 | As a result , the only thing that it can print is the 72dpi screen image and hence the resulting mess of your document . |
| 14 | So maybe we would have been great to have the skills before I did it , and that 's why I am on the course this Erm , the only thing that I can think of that 's erm , something that I do believe and I am committed to getting changed , is er , a system in our offices , in one of our departments , but I do have erm , authority over the people that I would be talking to , so , I know at the end of the day , I could just say , do it , but I 'm trying to get them to believe in changing erm , and just sort of certain benefits of it . |
| 15 | ‘ You are being very naughty , ’ McAllister whispered back , pretending to be severe , ‘ and the only thing that I can say in your favour is that I am in nearly as bad a way as you are , and know exactly how you feel — but be patient , it can not be long now , ’ for she knew that once the bazaar was over , and she was at last able to tell him the truth , they could go ahead with their marriage plans , the only delaying thing being the time it would take Mama and Papa to cross the Atlantic . |
| 16 | The only problem that I can see is that fact that many books can not be taken home and that many sources can not be photocopied . |
| 17 | Not on the outside of our lives , but right in the very centre of our being , the very heart , the core of our personality , this new life , this new birth to the only way that we can know God and receive his forgiveness . |
| 18 | This is the only way that we can account for the career of King Vidor . |
| 19 | The bad one leads them into temptation and they believe that the only way that they can get rid of it is to drag it close to danger . |
| 20 | So the only way that you can make , I mean this is a function . |
| 21 | you 're talking round and you 've suddenly become a convert to the private site because it 's the only way that you can find that your party can oppose the establishment of proper and properly managed gipsy sites in Oxfordshire . |
| 22 | There is some danger of this position becoming the only way that you can fly the model , with other positions or attitudes becoming increasingly difficult . |
| 23 | As my wife is disabled and can not use public transport the only way that she can get around is by car and wheelchair . |
| 24 | It wo n't do any good but it is the only way that I can reply to your last love letter or apologize for that cruel punch at your face . |
| 25 | the only way that I can retaliate , towards him , to show him my cracking up there . |
| 26 | Mm , well I can quite see that this maybe the only way that I can help Neil . |
| 27 | I do n't know because I mean a couple of people have changed cos it 's the only time that they can have it . |
| 28 | This was the only time that I can remember such a fatality occurring locally during my lifetime . |
| 29 | Our constituents look to us to obtain redress ; if the only satisfaction that we can give them is to say that the matter is out of our hands , it will not be long before they begin to wonder why they voted for us at all . |