Example sentences of "only [verb] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | The stone castle was only developed at all widely in the eleventh century , when the large keep , fort and dwelling-house in one , of which the Tower of London is a particularly fine example , came into fashion among men of exceptional wealth . |
| 2 | But without proper government action , they only scratch at the problem . |
| 3 | The two smaller ‘ outlier ’ setts would have been completely destroyed by the planned construction work , and so were completely excavated , while the third was only excavated at the end to be affected by the construction . |
| 4 | At the other end of the scale , romantic interest would only exist at a very superficial level , and certainly there would be no question of relationships forming between the TARDIS incumbents . |
| 5 | Therefore , high concentrations of soluble calcium can only exist at the relatively low pH of the proximal small intestine , or when no phosphate is present , as can be derived from the observed negative correlation between the logarithm of the solubility product of calcium phosphate and the pH of faecal water . |
| 6 | M27 is the most dwarfing stock ; trees reach only 5–6ft at maturity . |
| 7 | Hun Sen initially refused to attend unless Sihanouk did , and only relented at the last moment . |
| 8 | And some you can only laugh at — only you must n't let 'em see it , of course . |
| 9 | I can only laugh at Rachel now . |
| 10 | However , because ‘ newly-born ’ micelles can only arise at the expense of the preexisting ones ( there is a finite amount of water in the system that must be shared between all the micelles ) , the average radius of the micelles decreases . |
| 11 | My family think I should only eat at meal times , and only in small quantities , but I need more than that — my stomach rumbles all the time between meals . |
| 12 | Thus the cost of a path can not increase , it can only stay at the same level or decrease , and the algorithm is admissible . |
| 13 | The vast majority of the black people follow his wing of the ANC ( not Nkomo who only represents at best 20% ) . |
| 14 | I only eat at the Vetch-Retch these days when someone else is paying , which is much the same as saying when England wins at cricket . |
| 15 | He did not seem to like it very much either , but he was perfectly good-natured and only jibbed at the dressing up . |
| 16 | But Mr Soley defended the policy in an interview with the Guardian : ‘ The problem is most acute in rural areas , such as the South-west , where there is a growing problem of ghost villages where 70 per cent of the houses are only occupied at weekends or during the summer , ’ he said . |
| 17 | If a market surplus of liquidity is forecast , then the Bank will only act at 2.00 p.m. if it is large . |
| 18 | The first line only starts at the left-hand margin . |
| 19 | Thus she not only shouted at him , she once took his best blowpipe , broke it in two and stamped on it . |
| 20 | She had only to hide at one of these places and wait , and they would all come along sooner or later . |
| 21 | Momentarily bereft of speech as the sharp pain in her ankle began to subside , Gina could only glare at him . |
| 22 | Rachel could only glare at him in silent hatred , not trusting herself to speak . |
| 23 | However , for all the splendours of the Monument Valley scenery and Fonda 's tight-lipped moral integrity , there is a downside to his crusade , which is only won at the cost of the lives of two of his brothers and involves the death of Doc Holliday ( Victor Mature ) , a noble outlaw who gets washed away by bullets and consumption along with the bad elements . |
| 24 | They were then left with a hole to fill but they came up with a rider who not only won at Kirkistown but also showed a lot of talent . |
| 25 | She says she was only driving at about 25 mph . |
| 26 | Cox said that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ( IPCC ) , which had only looked at direct CFC warming effects , will now investigate the interactions . |
| 27 | However , a few managers , probably because of the pressure of work , had only looked at the business plan the night before . ’ |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | I can only compose at night , so that I ca n't get up early as well ; besides , one is not always in the mood for working . |
| 30 | This meant that an innocent purchaser could buy a car from such a hirer only to discover at some later date that the car did not after all belong to him . |