Example sentences of "[pers pn] is [adj] only [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We can observe that she is happy only when she is furious , and do not need to have it suggested that her earlier nickname of ‘ Thatcher Milk-Snatcher ’ derived from her own breast-deprivation , which denies her all happiness and allows her ‘ only the sadistic triumphs of tawdry political and military victories . ’ |
| 2 | First , it is enforceable only if there is sufficient written evidence of its existence ( Statute of Frauds 1677 ) , though this is perhaps not very important since the agreement will usually be in writing anyway . |
| 3 | It is certain only that they passed through Dulverton , and within a week were home once more , bringing with them ‘ many pleasant , and some of them droll enough , recollections ’ . |
| 4 | But it is not a very good one , since it is available only until the moment that Titius brings suit . |
| 5 | It is true that exercise should stretch every part of the body , but it is safe only if the body is in a stable , well-balanced position in the first place . |
| 6 | Hence , to the extent that consent is justified non-instrumentally as a constitutive element in a relationship between a citizen and his society , it is valid only if it exists between a citizen and a reasonably just society . |
| 7 | It is not true in virtue of any further relation between P and Q. It is false only when P is true and Q false , and false solely in virtue of those truth-values of its parts . |
| 8 | It is reactionary only when one is concerned about conformity for its own sake , obedience as an end in itself , rather than as a means to an end . |
| 9 | He is concerned only that the bishop denies the existence of those gods who were regarded as being essential protectors of the Roman Empire . |