Example sentences of "[adv] only [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps only she knows the journey he has made , from the cocky Jack-the-lad who neglected the discipline of academic study for the raw excitement of Left-wing politics to the measured politician with an answer for everyone . |
| 2 | I 'm still thinking about B S 5750 where we have to make sure that not only we know what training we have given people , that we also continue to give them , future appropriate training so that they can do their jobs , and so compliance by B S 5750 is not just trapping history it is also making sensible plans about the present and the future . |
| 3 | Britain was not only one to have wet August displays , Chuck Sloat presents an air-to-air portfolio from a damp Geneseo . |
| 4 | Robert 's mother Ann , 39 , was devastated when her son returned , accompanied by the police , and she realised not only what had happened , but what could have happened . |
| 5 | At the ‘ Parents Chat ’ parents were encouraged to discuss not only what had been recorded but also how valuable the term 's work had been , bearing in mind the relationship of the goals on the recording sheet to general curriculum goals . |
| 6 | It attempts to define not only what needs changing in East Germany but also what is worth retaining . |
| 7 | I believe we truly have something to celebrate , not only what has been achieved but what must now be possible in the coming decade . |
| 8 | To my mind , it is simply not plausible that a party already securely in government would allow ‘ an outsider ’ to bound one fine morning into the Cabinet Room and take charge of 21 individuals — all of whom , unlike him , would know not only what happened there last week but the battles of previous years as well . |
| 9 | I said and not only I think that , other people on the site think so . |
| 10 | Then you come along , and you tell me not only who made it but what his name was , how many eggs he laid and the colour of his tentacles . |
| 11 | It affects not only who becomes an unpaid carer but also is relevant to two other dimensions of this issue : who receives care , and what kind of support is given . |
| 12 | We 'd have got here sooner only we stopped for a bite of something . |
| 13 | But we want to get very very close to it , like only nought point nought one before it and nought point nought one after it . |
| 14 | Usually only they have the power to change the reward systems . |
| 15 | The Corporal swore as only he knew how . |
| 16 | Now only one remains … |
| 17 | There was a young woman waiting for Ellie and Madame as they stepped out of the elevator , which now only they occupied , on the very top floor . |
| 18 | Now only I remain , over-committed and unable to give the intellectual leadership to the arts project team . |
| 19 | Rather a lot of everything in tins , that 's why do n't know if my Mum was waiting for the invite today only I hope she 's I was n't bothered Oh that 's nice . |
| 20 | Unfortunately only one survived . |
| 21 | Yeah d' ya know I could drink and drink and drink you know there only you get all the fingers caught , it 's like with an ironing board int it ? |
| 22 | Similarly , a number of housing departments were developing policies aimed at ethnic minority communities , yet only one recognised that disabled people would also be part of such communities . |
| 23 | All biopsy specimens include muscularis mucosae ; however only one contained sufficient submucosa for analysis of submucosal staining . |