Example sentences of "[noun prp] [conj] [verb] only " in BNC.
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| 1 | BAK or delete only files that were updated after a certain date . |
| 2 | So often he has played second fiddle to Wright and notched only nine goals last season to his partner 's 30 . |
| 3 | The re-establishment of the Irish language as the first official language of the state became the national policy of the Irish government under de Valera and has only toned down in recent years . |
| 4 | Thomson 's free kick Pearce gets it clear and then won back by Hill but has only gone back to the Forest skipper . |
| 5 | Angie Bowie : ‘ With the Arts Lab in full swing , Ken Pitt was ironing out the finer points of a new record deal with Mercury Records and in his own way was very lucid about David because he never actually saw him rooted in England or rooted only in rock and roll . |
| 6 | Playing his new-found tune , he wrote , ‘ I had now travelled two hundred miles in Scotland and seen only one tree not younger than myself . ’ |
| 7 | No ordinary carriage , not subject to any hasty conversion to ensure its usefulness , but out of the railway factory yards of Leningrad and designed only for transporting the prisoners . |
| 8 | Mrs Robinson referred to figures given to Labour 's Hilary Armstrong and said only 25pc of children were in special nursery classes , while the 48pc figure included under-fives in school as well . |
| 9 | The Family Reunion , about which he had spoken in his letter of 30 December had opened in March and lasted only five weeks . |
| 10 | But this week Mrs Thompson was told the meeting would be held miles away in Yorkshire and involve only her and Mrs Robinson . |
| 11 | ‘ Very well , thank you , ’ she replied politely and then with a trace of irony in her voice , added , ‘ I finished Buddenbrooks and walked only in the garden . |
| 12 | But 27-year-old Clinton is banking on the traditional deafening din to help him wrest the WBO flyweight title from Mexican Isidro Perez and become only the sixth Scot to hold a world crown . |
| 13 | I 've never met Sir Brian or Sir Oliver and have only met Sir Bernard a few times , but I instinctively feel that all six would lay down their lives without hesitation for a damsel in distress . |
| 14 | To view the constitution of the United Kingdom as concerning only Parliament , the Crown and the courts is , however , to take altogether too narrow a view and to focus too closely upon the centre . |
| 15 | The Church records noted proudly , ‘ That Memorial Organ on the very day of its dedication is free — it has no debt on it — it belongs to no human being — but like the sanctuary is dedicated to Almighty God & belongs only to Him . ’ |
| 16 | This sort of revenge , without real ( or rational ) cause is condemned by Miller and brings only unhappiness , as it is based on imaginary and childish grievances and is therefore spiteful and unjust . |
| 17 | For trekking , I would recommend a lighter weight such as the Link jacket from Karrimor ( £79 ) , which is made from a stretchy fleece called Polarquest , the Ultralite pullover Calange ( £65 ) , which is made from Karisma and weighs only 9oz , or the Panel jacket from North Face ( £63 ) . |
| 18 | Their Hayashi range was researched and developed in Japan and contain only first class ingredients in precisely balanced formulations . |
| 19 | ‘ Er weddin' dress 'ad been run up for 'er by Mrs Stuart that 'ad only just give up 'er job workin' for a dressmaker in Shoreditch . |
| 20 | There at Bruges negotiations , which had been initiated by the papacy in 1374 , foundered on the issue of sovereignty over Aquitaine and produced only a succession of fitful truces until April 1377 . |
| 21 | THE Lions have played seven Tests in Christchurch , venue for tomorrow 's series opener against New Zealand and won only once , in 1977 . |
| 22 | If you look at Corona and find only one star in the bowl above the seventh magnitude , you may be sure that R Coronæ has faded . |
| 23 | Perhaps Nina stayed in London and received only occasional visits . |
| 24 | ‘ … if we rule out Aries and Leo that leaves only Sagittarius . ’ |