Example sentences of "only [be] [noun] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At a stroke , we might almost say , political ideas which had only been aspirations or dreams in the minds of philosophers or popular radicals , were placed on the agenda of real politics , not only in France or even Europe , but globally . |
| 2 | Not only are wood and other forms of cellulose technically efficient but they are also fantastically successful , judged by any quantitative criterion . |
| 3 | Not only are astronomy and chemistry reducible to physics ; but also biology is — or would be if physicists put any effort into making it so : |
| 4 | If they sell someone else this week to a Spanish or Italian club ( I assume it can only be Macca or Rocastle ) then they want shooting . |
| 5 | Stone floor panels dating from 883–612BC , uncovered in the Assyrian royal palaces at Nimrud , Balawat and Nineveh , contain patterns that are generally accepted as carpet designs ; thee are also a number of reliefs and carvings showing men carrying what can only be tapestries or rugs . |
| 6 | Without a knowledge of good and evil , for example , there would only be ignorance and destruction . |
| 7 | I do n't believe that any of the three could exist , or would want to exist independently , for the synthesis is absolutely perfect , the balance so delicate , that the next step up could only be Rapture and Heaven . |
| 8 | It can only be obtuseness or a refusal to believe that can still lead the Opposition to make that claim . |
| 9 | ‘ So , if you punish yourself through self-denial in the puritan way , in the English Christian way , there will only be resentment and more unhappiness . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Afterwards , there would only be dislike and resentment , because you do n't care for my feelings at all . |
| 11 | It is reported that in a large printing office in the city [ which can only be R. & R. Clark ] where there are about 100 females employed , more than 70 handed in notices to strike yesterday , while correspondingly large proportions of the females employed in other firms are said to have signified their intention of going on strike , failing a settlement . |
| 12 | Not only were religion and the state virtually synonymous , as they might be today , for example , in Iran . |
| 13 | As the sky faded to orange over the sea of felltops , it became clear that not only was Rib and Slab out of the question but we would be struggling to get back to Wasdale before nightfall . |