Example sentences of "they only [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( Always put a knowledgeable and reliable person at the tail , and remind them only to hold the tail down if that is necessary to move the glider easily . ) |
| 2 | The Italian government , concerned that the better things should remain in Italy , were delighted to hear that many of them only made the journey by canal from the Cannareggio to the piano nobile of the Palazzo Malpiero . |
| 3 | They only make the problem worse in certain areas , not least in Scotland . |
| 4 | But remember they only teach the spelling of the word , not an understanding of its meaning . |
| 5 | They do not eat food as we do ; they only consume the essence . |
| 6 | At the moment they only had the word of Nicola 's husband for what had happened . |
| 7 | It incorporated a Spanish proposal whereby EC citizens would be allowed to reside anywhere in the EC ( currently they only had the right to work throughout the EC ) and to vote in local and EC elections . |
| 8 | Oh I do n't think , they only had the telly . |
| 9 | That means that if they only take the score card then you 're in there fairly quickly do the advertising sales and come out and on to another site . |
| 10 | ‘ They only discovered the grenade because she had n't done a deal properly . |
| 11 | Apollinaire describes Picasso 's method of work in this way : ‘ Using planes to render volumes , Picasso enumerates the different elements composing objects in such a complete and penetrating manner that they only assume the aspect of objects thanks to the spectators ’ efforts , who are of necessity aware of their simultaneity , precisely because of their arrangement . |
| 12 | They admitted they were told on Saturday that Timothy had not returned from a 250-mile trip from Tilbury in Essex — but they only found the lorry on Monday morning . |
| 13 | But they only have the dormitory , of course . |
| 14 | As the emigré Hungarian humorist , George Mikes , remarked ( in How to be an Alien ) , the English have no soul , they only have the understatement . |
| 15 | In case anyone should question these financial allocations , can we point out that they only move the film and crafts sectors towards the level of support long enjoyed in England and Wales . |
| 16 | Alum Pot is a fitting end to this chapter on Ingleborough , but it is not to be inferred that the words and photographs adequately describe the manifold attractions of this wonderful mountain ; literally they only touch the surface and do not probe the dark secrets beneath . |
| 17 | Purely resistive circuits respond identically to sinusoidal signals of all frequencies and , since they only affect the amplitude , act as attenuators . |
| 18 | They only feed the cuckoo because it has successfully manipulated their behaviour . |
| 19 | Many students told me that they only joined the League because it was the correct thing to do at middle school and at university they maintained their membership for the social functions the League organised , such as outings and dances . |
| 20 | The council say they only pay the level they see fit . |