Example sentences of "the [noun] only [verb] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The difficulty only arises when there is communication . |
| 2 | The cities of the west only exist because the railway came through there . |
| 3 | Firstly , the result only applies when the concentration and temperature gradients have the appropriate signs ; positive would make N imaginary and positive would make J negative . |
| 4 | G-Loc the coin-op only worked because of its fast , exciting graphics and stomach-churning gyroscopic cabinet . |
| 5 | The rule only applies where the subsequent abuse is a positive wrongful act as opposed to an omission . |
| 6 | It should be noted that the offences only apply where a misleading price indication is given by a person in the course of his business to a consumer . |
| 7 | This analysis suggests that if , in periods of intensified conflict , crisis is displaced on to the deviant , the process only succeeds because of the paranoid instabilities at the heart of dominant cultural identities . |
| 8 | The process only terminates when no more entities or groups remain in the temporary work layers . |
| 9 | The microphone only works when you shake it . |
| 10 | The sensation only occurs when the nerve impulse reaches the brain . |
| 11 | Certainly , it is not easy to see on what basis the magistrate could have taken that fact into account when deciding whether or not to commit the applicant ; for the point only arises if there was sufficient evidence to justify the committal , in which event the magistrate was bound under paragraph 7(1) of Schedule 1 to commit the applicant . |
| 12 | The limitation only comes if you want to blow it up any bigger than 8x10 — then you 've got to use large format ’ . |
| 13 | Lyn Skelton of the Local Authorities Co-ordinating Body on Trading Standards says : ‘ The regulations only apply if toys are sold in the course of business and it is the definition of ‘ course of business ’ that is the crux of the matter . |
| 14 | The court only intervenes when the tribunal is outside the ‘ scope ’ which has been assigned to it by the legislature ; the judiciary will not intervene if the tribunal has simply made an error within its assigned area since this would eradicate the distinction between review of legality and appeal . |
| 15 | We started , and indeed I started , by removing all deputies in the organization , and then trying to persuade others to ensure that another hierarchical layer in the tree only occurred when there was a quite measurably different job to be done from the layer below it . |
| 16 | The woman only escaped after she hid in a ditch . |
| 17 | But the relief only applies while the dependant is actually inhabiting the property . |
| 18 | ‘ I condemn violence from whatever quarter , but it seems to me that the Government only responds when there is an outbreak of loyalist activity . ’ |
| 19 | REMEMBER — The discount only applies if bookings are made through the above offices . |
| 20 | Bonuses arising from the masks only apply when the mask is being worn ( except for the paper mask ) , but the penalties are permanent and can not be dispelled . |
| 21 | As with the basic valuation , the issues only arise where the house buyers ' report is made by an employee of the society , for it is accepted that in other cases there is no relevant action by the society . |
| 22 | The mystery only ended when Downey — racked by guilt — confessed to the killing earlier this year . |
| 23 | Local DUP councillor Mervyn Carrick said the bombing only happened because of the Government 's ‘ ineffective security policy . |
| 24 | It could be said that from the point of view of social research , the world only exists as data and data can exist only through the interpretations placed on materials gathered from the world . |
| 25 | The couple only survived because he managed to kick open the car door at the last minute . |
| 26 | The scheme only operated because of the assistance given voluntarily by groups such as the Women 's Voluntary Service , 17,000 of whose members were mobilised on 1 September . |
| 27 | But planning officials and Labour councillors insist the scheme only works if it gives shoppers maximum access to the road . |
| 28 | The offending only ended when he turned 15 and could be remanded in custody . |
| 29 | Though the drill rotates continuously , the blade only moves when pressed against the workpiece . |
| 30 | One winning punter , Chris Welham , said : ‘ The bookies only squealed because we beat them . ’ |