Example sentences of "only [verb] [conj] the [noun sg] is " in BNC.
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| 1 | For shares , capital gains and losses are only recognized when the share is sold , and this is directly under the owner 's control . |
| 2 | No record of the initial request is kept and the shape and style only evolves as the metal is worked . |
| 3 | However , this confidence is only justified when the check is done systematically and correctly . |
| 4 | These checks are only justified if the person is likely to be handling large sums of money or to be exposed to the possibility of bribery . |
| 5 | Only eat when the work is over . ’ |
| 6 | How many times have hard-working men arrived home from work only to find that the house is upside down , furniture completely re-arranged and their favourite chair completely out of kilter with the best view of the TV ? |
| 7 | A common fault here is to think of the rotor disc as being the model , and watch it describe a graceful turn only to find that the fuselage is now pointing its tail at the ground . |
| 8 | Early weaning is only recommended if the baby is suffering quite badly and you have exhausted all other possibilities . |
| 9 | In addition , increases are only made when the firm is confident that the new level can be maintained for the forseeable future |
| 10 | This invariably only occurs when the mulch is allowed to pack and remain undisturbed — mulching is not intended as a boon to lazy gardening by putting an end to the need for hoeing . |
| 11 | Where hedging of bets ( ‘ ambiguity ’ ) is not just feasible but desirable , we can only assume that the problem is not cancer , but hypochondria . |
| 12 | When you have got blisters that only show after the finish is applied it really is a nightmare . |
| 13 | He only sings when the house is empty . |
| 14 | However , it is only used if the record is in overflow . |
| 15 | A swing can only occur if the tail is sliding sideways over the ground . |
| 16 | It only shows that the brain is implicated in the process by which the inner mind structure in the subtle energy fields seeks outward expression . |
| 17 | The further suggestion that Nicolas of Damascus may in his turn have used Polybius only shows that the subject is not worth pursuing . |
| 18 | Security means defence against all comers and contingencies ; as such , it can only materialise when the world is purged of uncertainty . |
| 19 | Here again the highlighted nouns are not marked for number in any way and the Japanese reader can only guess whether the writer is talking about one or several fingers and tattoos . |
| 20 | ‘ You see , ’ Colebrooke said , pointing up to the bell , ‘ this is only sounded when the Tower is under direct attack . |
| 21 | The court only intervenes when the tribunal is outside the ‘ scope ’ which has been assigned to it by the legislature ; the judiciary will not intervene if the tribunal has simply made an error within its assigned area since this would eradicate the distinction between review of legality and appeal . |
| 22 | Thus the examples of ( 9 ) are acceptable : ( 9 ) your behaviour was barbaric this device is expensive his plan was inspired but impractical Where a prenominal adjective fits equally well with either relationship — ascriptive or associative — to its noun , we find that its occurrence in predicative position is acceptable , but only provided that the relation is taken as being ascriptive ; thus ( 10 ) mentions an individual who either has Greek nationality ( but the nature and region of the business which he or she deals with remain unspecified ) , or is a person who handles affairs connected with Greece ( but who may well be of some quite different nationality , Belgian for example ) ; ( 11 ) however unambiguously tells us that there is someone who falls into the former category : ( 10 ) the Greek representative ( 11 ) the representative is Greek |
| 23 | Any time that a wing begins to drop at a stall it is the beginning of a possible spin , but the spin can only develop if the wing is kept stalled and the glider is allowed to continue to yaw . |
| 24 | But the relief only applies while the dependant is actually inhabiting the property . |
| 25 | The relevant ages of consent in English law vary : 16 seems to be the general age , but the offence of gross indecency with or towards children only applies where the child is under 14 , and the age of consent for homosexual offences is 21 and the recommendation is to lower it only to 18 . |
| 26 | Indeed , strictly , agreement is not necessary on price or delivery date : if no price is agreed , it will be implied that the buyer of goods will pay a reasonable price ( Sale of Goods Act 1979 ( SGA 1979 ) , s8(2) ) and , if no date is agreed for delivery of the goods , that they will be delivered within a reasonable time , and at a reasonable hour ( SGA 1979 , s29(3) , ( 5 ) ; strictly s29(3) only applies where the seller is bound to send the goods to the buyer , but a similar , more general rule applies at common law : see below Chapter 7 ) . |
| 27 | This only applies when the daggerboard is down . |
| 28 | However , this is not relevant to dealings in futures contracts by SFA members ; the exemption ( in para 17(4) ) only applies if the firm is not authorised under the FSA and , as an SFA member , it will be . |
| 29 | The pattern evident in Figure 4.6 is then not a general one , instead it only emerges when the analysis is done within exemplars of each junction separately . |
| 30 | ‘ I only meant that the coincidence is amazing . ’ |