Example sentences of "an [noun sg] that [verb] only " in BNC.
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| 1 | Incidentally it should be remembered that the first picture ( Fig. 22.3 ) is actually the second stage of the sequence , because this pattern is itself the consequence of an instability that occurs only if the Rayleigh number is high enough ( Sections 22.2 , 22.3 ) ; however the first stage could only be represented by a picture which was ‘ a perfect and absolute blank ’ . |
| 2 | Up front , Adam watched the girl handle the plane with an ease that comes only with experience . |
| 3 | For our decade-conscious brains , an event that happens only once per aeon is so rare as to seem a major miracle . |
| 4 | His dress was austere enough , but rich and ample , and worn with an authority that comes only by birth , and his movements had the unmistakable quality of nobility , the absolute conviction of one who has never had to hesitate or use caution and humility in order to placate his betters . |
| 5 | But the people of modern Egypt were not content with agriculture that was so seasonal , or was confined to an area that utilized only three per cent of their country . |
| 6 | And yes , I suddenly recollected the image of the small shining triangle of a Stanley blade being passed out of the driver 's cabin : an image that had only momentarily concerned me . |
| 7 | If SunSoft does the port it costs $150,000 , but that 's apparently $150,000 every time it needs to be done even though SunSoft has to change only 5% of the code , an activity that takes only seven to ten days . |