Example sentences of "[subord] merely [v-ing] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | My standard of tennis is at that level where merely returning a serve constitutes a match highlight . |
| 2 | Oblige , like force , evokes more than merely producing an effect and it too is followed by the to infinitive : ( 164 ) … servants , whom he had obliged to accompany him . |
| 3 | They recognise what people actually achieve at work , rather than merely testing an ability to learn , which is the primary feature of a written or oral examination . |
| 4 | Clearly , memory for a Christian is far more profound than merely having a mental skill or a better-than-average ability to recall . |
| 5 | The main dissent came from conservative Republicans who saw the compromise as merely disguising an administration capitulation on affirmative action and quotas . |