Example sentences of "[noun sg] to [noun] only " in BNC.
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| 1 | With so much happening , and no central authority , Lorne and I were constantly harried by the attempt to film only the crucial events , which appeared to erupt spontaneously at any time of the day or night , while conserving the precious little film stock we had put aside for the intended Bugis film . |
| 2 | Transport is another area in which the discussion ranged from immediate action to changes only possible in the distant future . |
| 3 | West Hendon bureau in London has recently converted its Monday evening session to appointments only , to cope with overcrowding . |
| 4 | This attention to detail only enhances the beauty and warmth of the voice itself , the ideal instrument for the part . |
| 5 | She had elected to keep the group to women only , instead of employing a male model to act as bridegroom , but as she came out of the dressing-room she would have welcomed someone to walk by her side . |
| 6 | Until then an individual could obtain income tax relief for a gift to charity only if the gift was made under a Deed of Covenant . |
| 7 | It was announced that supplies of oranges would be available from local shops from April 24th and be reserved for a period of five days at the rate of one lb. per head to children only . |
| 8 | The Convention 's remit to date only included dumping from ships . |
| 9 | Deputy Prime Minister Ted Diro responded to the setback on May 8 by announcing a tightening of the existing blockade to allow access to Bougainville only by ships and aircraft carrying essential supplies . |
| 10 | The Parkins ' house stood in a drive marked at the entrance with a notice restricting access to residents only . |
| 11 | In the Prose Edda , for instance , Aurvandill is a companion of the god Thórr , who loses a toe to frostbite only to have it thrown into the sky to become a star ; as one might have guessed from Christ , ‘ Earendel ’ is the old name of a star or planet . |
| 12 | arabiensis in the Sudan , show resistance to malathion only in the adult stage and it seems evident that such resistance was not in fact selected by agricultural usage . |
| 13 | In a memorable set of class assumptions , the Labour leaflet looks at how many people go to opera , jazz and West End theatres , while in the message to Tories only opera remains . |
| 14 | Perhaps the women of the next generation will no longer submit to defloration in the normal way and will give birth to children only on condition of freedom from pain … ’ |
| 15 | This was not how I wished to catch my first sight of the fabled city of Lazarillo de Tormes and of Gil Blas , who in Le Sage 's novel made the journey to Salamanca only from Oviedo in the north . |
| 16 | One was that it was horrible and she would always regret it if she made love to Tom only because she was drunk , the other that here was the opportunity to get it over , make a start , break the ice . |
| 17 | The old pre-war autobahn to Stuttgart only had a double carriageway and after fifty years of use was often under repair . |
| 18 | Many restrict NHS treatment to children only , but it 's vital that children should be registered with an NHS dentist so they can receive free orthodontic treatment , if necessary . |
| 19 | Similarly , Edward Woodville 's fleet posed a threat to Gloucester only as long as the duke 's own position was uncertain ; once he had been recognized as protector the matter could be dealt with . |
| 20 | Similarly , Edward Woodville 's fleet posed a threat to Gloucester only as long as the duke 's own position was uncertain ; once he had been recognized as protector the matter could be dealt with . |
| 21 | Husband and wife kept up their own conversation , turning to the elderly lady from time to time only to offer her another cup of tea or a cake . |
| 22 | Can we confine our interest to species-identity only ? |
| 23 | The scope of the Cash Accounting Scheme , whereby traders have to pay VAT to Customs only once they themselves have been paid by their customers , is also to be extended . |