Example sentences of "only [vb pp] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said it was clear that the government had only joined as a last resort to try and solve the country 's economic problems . |
| 2 | This fine-grained limestone is only developed over a very small area , usually thought of as a lagoonal deposit behind sponge reefs , though recently interpreted as deposits in offshore sediment traps . |
| 3 | It was only halted after a massive nationwide media campaign orchestrated by conservationists , but nearly every year Arizona congressional representatives push for a dam to be built at mile 238 , which would inundate most of the lower Grand Canyon . |
| 4 | The colonial state was not only overdeveloped as a whole . |
| 5 | The following pattern is only given as a guide to what to do , so that you can adapt it to suit your own yarn and jumper pattern , if necessary . |
| 6 | Grants of any kind are usually only given for a proportion of the cost of the work to be done , but when necessary , local authorities can make loans for the balance , on which interest has to be paid . |
| 7 | In addition , the copyright monopoly is only given for a certain period of time ( eg in the UK , 50 years from the end of the year in which the author dies ) , but databases are usually continuously updated with new information , therefore does the protection period keep changing ? |
| 8 | I was excited to use it since I had only painted onto a stretched canvas once before , and I stretched it eagerly and tightly . |
| 9 | The deaths were only publicised as a result of action by the Andalus ecologists ' group . |
| 10 | But then what else could she have expected as she was only clad in a thin night-gown . |
| 11 | Family cases should be only referred to a solicitor where detailed advice and negotiation about the arrangements to be made for financial provision and for the children were needed ; other civil cases should only be referred once it was clear that court proceedings should be initiated . |
| 12 | At its strongest , sexuality within holy matrimony was only justified as a necessary part of reproduction . |
| 13 | According to Mark Doran , UI 's technical project manager , ALT wo n't be a full object-oriented specification and is only intended as a stopgap definition until the OMG delivers object linking and embedding guidelines in two years time . |
| 14 | This brochure is only intended as a very brief introduction to Carmarthen Bay & Teifi Valley . |
| 15 | ‘ It was only intended as a short-term measure , ’ Schaffer objected , ‘ to keep the valley clear and give us the best possible chance for a manhunt . ’ |
| 16 | It must be stressed that the above figures are only intended as a GUIDE and every claim must be considered on its merits . |
| 17 | The literature included here is only intended as a preliminary guide . |
| 18 | The explanation below is only intended as a brief reference guide . |
| 19 | If a giant cuts off somebody 's head , the spectacle is only realised as a striking and funny denouement … |
| 20 | The use of small suffix letters after the fleet numbers of the cars from municipal fleets , was only regarded as a temporary measure and it was decided to renumber them , either in gaps in the L.C.C . |
| 21 | But she had only checked in a very recent volume . |
| 22 | The HDS/SecureWare offering is only accredited as a single-user CMW . |
| 23 | Historical background is only compressed in a monograph ; biographical material may be more extensive in other sources ; the painter 's contemporaries will not receive much attention , and may be slighted . |
| 24 | The legal position in relation to the ag arrangement is uncertain since it is not expressed to provide it for in the will of Mrs who is , who is the very kindly elderly neighbour who is the landlord , but is only contained in a letter of Mrs from whom I have not heard in evidence . |
| 25 | He is not as forceful a character as Mike Lester , with less in the way of business acumen or entrepreneurial flair , but he is technically competent , and is not only respected as a manager but liked for his loyalty towards his subordinates . |
| 26 | Well Sandy , we 've only looked at a few of the things in your shed and a very few of your photographs but it 's been fascinating . |
| 27 | For the rest of the decade the working classes were only depicted in a small number of undistinguished films which celebrated or exploited the skills of particular groups of workers . |
| 28 | Bobby pounded on the door with his fists , but Enoch only responded with a Jewish incantation . |
| 29 | To an extent , the questionnaire approach can be sterile and impersonal , but questions are only included after a good deal of face to face discussion . |
| 30 | Yet rehabilitation was only expected for a minority about 25 per cent — of all the children in the study . |