Example sentences of "[coord] only [pron] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Proof is required that the size , shape or colour are not as prescribed or that there were no ‘ L ’ plates or only one displayed .
2 The openings are controlled by incorruptible intelloids , and only they know which inner vaults hold valuables , and which valuables are stored where .
3 I asked the dragon-lady if anyone had come in who was n't an owner or a groom , and she bridled like a thin turkey and told me that she had conscientiously checked every visitor against her list of bona fide owners , and only they had been admitted .
4 Food and drinks are always at hand , but not petrol — garages close at 7pm and only one opens on a rota basis .
5 The boats were quickly detected , several broke down , and only one managed to land , at Nitzanim , south of Ashkelon .
6 Of twenty-eight new signings for Aston Villa in 1893–4 half never played and only one continued with the club for more than three seasons .
7 She told Chola she 'd heard from someone in Pere that the bull was ill , and she knew she 'd be able to cure it : she 'd treated hundreds in her time and only one had ever died .
8 MADRID 'S five big daily newspapers carried dozens of pages on the split and only one gave more front page space to another story .
9 The race mauretanicus , on the other hand , may now be appearing less frequently , and only one has been recorded since 1971 .
10 The competition was extremely close with no fewer than five tipsters having seven correct selections and only one failing to make 50 per cent in the markings .
11 And only him to feed on ?
12 ‘ Whoever they are — and only you know that — these people are serious .
13 Everything in his life had its place ; long-sleeved shirts to the left , short-sleeved to the right , belts hung this way , not that , this painting , this woman , this sock , each just so , and only he knew how .
14 On the other hand it was a very swift descent from the heights of a collectorship to the rank of a common gauger for a man who had friends among the voting freeholders , and some of those friends at once moved to his aid , their resolve strengthened by Carrick 's complaint that while five supervisors were dismissed , the other four were quickly reinstated in their rank and only he remained reduced , while , according to Carrick , at least one of the lucky men had been guilty of far more serious omissions than himself .
15 ‘ I was a skinhead before you were born , ’ he would bellow , and only she knew how it hurt him .
16 Let dear old Miguelito charm a new generation of English roses — Shelley had outgrown him , although she would always keep a special place in her inner being for that lovely evening when she and only she had had his sweet and undivided attention …
17 ‘ Because I 'll never cry for you again , ’ I said , which was a very false promise , because I was crying inside at the time , and only I know how much I cried for her later .
18 You can dream and dream but only what happens in this room night after night is important .
19 Q I sent three films of holiday snaps away to be processed but only one came back .
20 There 's three players per team ( chosen before the match ) , but only one gets to play at a time ( plus a computer-controlled goalie ) .
21 Five were smokers but only one drank more than five units of alcohol a week and only one patient had a family history of ulcer disease .
22 Two were unrolling a 30-foot banner which read ‘ It takes 53 dumb animals to make this coat but only one to wear it . ’
23 Several small practitioners in the same area as the original complainant also said they had been approached by the company , but only one had parted with any money .
24 Most items suffered from general wear and tear , but only one appeared to have been the victim of malicious damage .
25 Inside the case are two sets of possible mountings for the Spectrum 's PCB but only one clears the keyboard so that was easy to solve .
26 Five patients had had a postmortem examination but only one showed evidence of asthma .
27 work but only one works now
28 But only one comes out .
29 But only she knows , Paul does n't .
30 ‘ At first I thought it was Dame Agatha , but only you had the power and money to hire horsemen .
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