Example sentences of "only [vb pp] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You may be surprised , I know of at least 4 people that have only joined since the article was in TSB . |
| 2 | Longer-term relationships had generally only developed where particular business interests were more or less directly involved . |
| 3 | what you , your case is as I understand it , I 've only intervened cos I think the question did n't dis perhaps a lack of understanding this by Lord allow me to say so , what you 're saying is that erm , in fact , although not intentionally you 're prepared to accept the format of the brochure in relation to the on going charges was such as could reasonably be said by your newspaper to have mislead prospective purchasers |
| 4 | The strike was only broken when the children were publicly flogged and their parents sent to jail . |
| 5 | The spell was only broken when the Captain looked over her head , saying : |
| 6 | Consequently , the pattern of dividend payouts for firms which follow some target may resemble a ratchet effect which is only broken when the firm 's performance is bad for several consecutive periods . |
| 7 | Getting to her feet , angry and hurt all over again , she moved jerkily about the small room and only halted when Leo came up behind her and placed his palms on her shoulders to still her . |
| 8 | These explanations were only given as answers to direct questions . |
| 9 | One patient was only diagnosed when he presented with small bowel lymphoma . |
| 10 | However , the idea of capital maintenance also has economic significance : income is only recognized after capital has been maintained intact . |
| 11 | For shares , capital gains and losses are only recognized when the share is sold , and this is directly under the owner 's control . |
| 12 | There are no balance sheets because there are no assets or liabilities in the books : sales are only recognized when cash is received ( so there are no debtors ) ; purchases are only recognized when cash is paid ( so there are no creditors ) ; there are no stock adjustments because the accounts are not concerned with recording usage , only with the fact that cash has been paid for purchases ( so there is no closing stock figure ) ; there are no fixed assets , for the same reason . |
| 13 | There are no balance sheets because there are no assets or liabilities in the books : sales are only recognized when cash is received ( so there are no debtors ) ; purchases are only recognized when cash is paid ( so there are no creditors ) ; there are no stock adjustments because the accounts are not concerned with recording usage , only with the fact that cash has been paid for purchases ( so there is no closing stock figure ) ; there are no fixed assets , for the same reason . |
| 14 | However the fourth goal was only delayed as one minute from time Payton shot the ball into the net after Nicholas pass had split the home defence . |
| 15 | One senses temperature so that the look is only heated when temperatures fall below freezing point . |
| 16 | She ran through the woods and only stopped when she reached the fence between the woods and the Botanical Gardens , which spread for a great distance along one side . |
| 17 | Tolbukhin 's forces advanced into the British Zone and only stopped when , on 9 May , they met troops of Gen Keightley 's 5 Corps . |
| 18 | Will and I ran like the wind and only stopped when we reached the river . |
| 19 | He sorted through Blanche 's things deliberately , one by one , and only stopped when he came to the building-society books she had purloined and Marek 's exercise book . |
| 20 | ‘ It was as if The Wedding Present only formed when I joined , which was nice in a way , ’ says Charman . |
| 21 | However , this confidence is only justified when the check is done systematically and correctly . |
| 22 | The causal theory could be telling us that a belief is only justified when caused ( directly or indirectly ) by the facts . |
| 23 | These checks are only justified if the person is likely to be handling large sums of money or to be exposed to the possibility of bribery . |
| 24 | Often these compromise theories state , in effect , that punishment is only justified if it is both deserved and likely to have deterrent effects ( eg von Hirsch , 1976 : chs 5 and 6 ) . |
| 25 | As a result , this is usually only undertaken if a band has enjoyed significant record sales . |
| 26 | Arthur Browning , the son of Stamford architect Edward Browning , who was at the school in the 1870's , reports that ‘ The initiation of the new boys kissing the face of the ‘ Old Man' ’ , which forms the keystone of the church door , was seldom practised ’ and J. H. Boam of the same period recalled that the ceremony was only undertaken if a pupil had done anything to dishonour the school . |
| 27 | The pungency of mustard is only realised when it is mixed with cold water ; salt , vinegar and hot water inhibit the flavour , producing a milder condiment . |
| 28 | Many years ago I was taking notes in a legal matter and only realised when I was transcribing them that police commissioner and police constable have the same initials . |
| 29 | We mean by this that alien or foreign ways of life are not only treated as odd , they are also very threatening , especially when actually present in the country . |
| 30 | If , however , the lessor 's title is itself only registered as good leasehold ( if , for example , the lessor is granting an underlease out of an older leasehold title ) you may not be able to obtain a better title than good leasehold for the underlease ; a position that a mortgagee will normally accept if there 's no alternative . |