Example sentences of "[that] only the [adj] [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 There was little social justice in a system whereby simony could dictate the duration of one 's time in purgatory ; was it right that only the rich could secure such release ?
2 As the winner had to add a gold or silver medal to the trophy , it is obvious again that only the wealthy could compete and hope to win .
3 Shipbuilding was in crisis , and it was clear that only the fittest could survive .
4 He was enthralled by the entire proceeding and remarked that only the English could make a contest between two crews which would not rank in the World 's top 10 into a bigger spectacle than the Olympic final .
5 I hate the idea that only the well-to-do will have the possibility of instrumental teaching ; it refutes everything I believe to be just .
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