Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] only [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Caroline was leading after dressage with a score of 41.60 and only incurred 6.40 penalties for time on cross country to take the lead with 48.00 just one point ahead of Marco Biasia from Italy on 49 . |
| 2 | Usually we do not know all the sites , and we do not know if they were all contemporary or only used seasonally . |
| 3 | Cutler tends to treat forces and relations of production as somehow separate and only brought into ‘ equivalence ’ , so to speak , later , when the ‘ potential ’ of the former meets ‘ favourable ’ conditions in the latter . |
| 4 | Marina Warner wrote in the catalogue of the exhibition : " The lamb , the skate , the monkfish , the rabbits , the crab , squid , sardines , and the goose which appear to dance and even fly in the embraces of the Lover in the pool have passed into a dreamscape where their existence is no longer actual but only remembered . |
| 5 | The COB Rules generally regulate not investment business as such but only regulated business ( see page 22 above ) . |
| 6 | Financial constraints on investment were relatively unimportant and only developed subsequently as political concern with state enterprise deficits prompted efforts for greater commercialism . |
| 7 | The attempted suppression of 1788–89 involved troops and police but was ineffectual and only incited new fervour . |
| 8 | In her haste she was clumsy and only succeeded in pushing the loaf of Dinkum bread and the sandwich off the table and on to the floor , already sticky from the sugar . |
| 9 | Those who talked to Harold Macmillan at this time were sure that this cold politicking did not enter his head ; that he was sincere and only wanted to do the best that he could for the Church . |
| 10 | Its use in self-defence is entirely secondary and only employed as a last resort . |
| 11 | His hair had been cut very short but only shaved around his ears and towards the back of his neck . |
| 12 | Condition immaculate as only used indoors . |
| 13 | The P. pictus were very active and could be seen at all times of the day , the Bumble Bees were a lot more secretive and only ventured out to grab some quick grub and late at night . |
| 14 | For products that are expensive and only used sporadically an unattractive product may be chosen if it has an exceptional performance as its handling characteristics will ensure that it is only used as a last resort and not used casually when other cheaper products would suffice . |
| 15 | The latest round of re-organisation , launched in 1990 but only completed this month , should provide a framework and spur for further improvement . |