Example sentences of "[coord] only [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Nothing , ’ she denied , ‘ or only that he missed her when she returned to Ireland . |
| 2 | Even if it were true that all of consciousness and only that fell under statements of the three kinds , or related kinds , we would by means of this truth get only a wholly uninformative conception of consciousness . |
| 3 | This word universal is never the name of anything existent in nature , nor of any idea or phantasm found in the mind [ my italics ] , but always the name of some word or name ; so that when a living creature , a stone , a spirit , or any other thing , is said to be universal , it is not to be understood that any man , stone etc. , ever was or can be universal , but only that the words , living creature , stone , etc. , are universal names , that is , names common to many things ; and the conceptions answering them in the mind are the images and phantasms of several living creatures or other things . |
| 4 | the dissolution of truth does not mean that no statements are true but only that there is no stable , unchanging absolute truth , and that certainty is persistently elusive . |
| 5 | When ‘ man ’ , ‘ stone ’ , or ‘ living creature ’ is said to be ‘ universal ’ , we are not to understand that ‘ man , stone ’ , etc. ever was or can be universal , but only that these words , ‘ living creature ’ , ‘ stone ’ , etc. , are universal names , that is , names common to many things . |
| 6 | This does not necessarily mean that the genetic information has been lost , but only that there may have been some chemical modification which makes crucial genes inaccessible . |
| 7 | Papinian does not say that intention alone is what matters , but only that it must be considered . |
| 8 | Formulary procedure was bound to the principle of condemnatio pecuniaria : whatever the action , in the last resort a judge could not order a remedy in specie , but only that a sum of money should be paid . |
| 9 | This does n't mean that I have slopped believing , but only that I believe in my own way . |
| 10 | It is not therefore assumed that people have a' consciousness ' ( false or otherwise ) or a system or knowledge about the outside world , but only that they have a more or less adequate collection of competences in dealing with particular instances of it . |
| 11 | This is not to say that the position is wrong but only that it is arguable , or in other words , open to conceptual evaluation . |
| 12 | ( This is not to deny that the members of the class resemble one another — they must — but only that the resemblance comes first , and so can be the ‘ ground ’ of the class . ) |
| 13 | I do n't rightly know but only that he worked in a shop , a big shop , and he always wore a nice suit . |
| 14 | Possibly Smith does not seek this , but only that the GMC should carry out such investigations in relation to particular treatments that it mistrusts . |
| 15 | However , this does not necessarily imply that virtually all use of heroin leads to a daily habit , but only that those who contact these agencies have established daily use of the drug . |
| 16 | There is no provision that a third party organisation 's assent can be presumed , but only that it must be governed by the rules of the organisation . |
| 17 | This is not to say that we need take so unconscionable a time to establish industrial democracy , but only that it would be naive to suppose that there will be no doubts and difficulties — and that it would be a great mistake to let them deter us from starting from present worse to go to prospective better . |
| 18 | It does not show that we can not start , but only that our initial moves will need to be reassessed later . |
| 19 | My Lords , section 87 does not stipulate that the successor must have resided at a particular house for 12 months but only that he should have resided with the deceased tenant for that period . |
| 20 | We should note here that Lyotard does not maintain that the unconscious does not signify but only that it does not signify like a language . |
| 21 | The first repetition is not particularly distinguished : the signs on k and P t are correct , but only that on P t is significantly different from zero . |
| 22 | To speak of these ‘ new styles ’ of politics is not , of course , to say that political struggles between classes have ceased , but only that they may now be modified by other kinds of political action and be less predominant in political life as a whole ; or to argue that the nature , aims and strategies of the principal classes have changed substantially , as Mallet and Touraine have suggested . |
| 23 | This does not mean that I like to be led by the nose , but only that I would appreciate a little extra guidance ’ . |
| 24 | But only that the community as a whole has a duty to provide adequate protection in some way . |