Example sentences of "[verb] [is] only [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most jobs can be shared , so do n't be put off if the job you want is only advertised as a full-time one . |
| 2 | This skimpy description is not unusual in a survey , and the missing positive evaluation he might have made is only implied in his choice of the sculpture for inclusion in his book . |
| 3 | ( 1987 : 29 ) I would only add that the value of what we can not understand is only recognized by reference to what we can . |
| 4 | The number of phrases that can be used is only limited by the computer 's memory . |
| 5 | Early weaning is only recommended if the baby is suffering quite badly and you have exhausted all other possibilities . |
| 6 | And I think what the Council 's got to do and I think what the what the what the theatre perhaps has to do is only make that leisure card more easily acceptable and available and also look upon the reductions that we give but that perhaps is a way of actually rewarding the people in Harlow to use the theatre and the contribution in actually paying for it at the expense of the people coming in from outside who perhaps do n't pay anything towards the expense of the theatre . |
| 7 | No , no I ca n't I just ca n't eat so I 'm not forcing myself to eat , what I 'm trying to do is only to eat the right things and I must start vitamin supplements I think I 've got the age when I probably need that , I mean , this cold is a warning to me that my immune system is not as strong as it ought to be , I should n't have had another cold so soon after getting rid of one ! |
| 8 | If the application to amend is only made at the hearing , if it will prejudice the opposing party , especially if it shifts the burden of proof it may be disallowed ( see Emin v Mustapha ( 1982 ) The Times , 24 October ) . |
| 9 | There is no natural landing place , the seas are fierce , and permission to land is only given to groups who are have a suitable boat , and who are well provisioned , capable , and with a proven interest in an outdoor topic . |
| 10 | The simple reason is that the safety net function it performs is only rendered necessary by a semantic sleight of hand : we think we need the net because our original conceptions of propriety of purpose or relevancy are drawn unrealistically wide , thus allowing cases to ‘ tumble through . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ What 's left is only trimming . |
| 12 | At present waste is only collected free of charge from churches and charitable organisations . |