Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] [noun] only " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was more than one couple in his parish who had communicated for years only by note or through neighbours . |
| 2 | The study also found that " spring water " could have fallen as rain only days before bottling . |
| 3 | Dad was always the politest of men , but we were never in doubt that his respect was given for character only , never for mere rank or status , and there seems to be a streak of non-conformity in all his descendants so far . |
| 4 | These are given for illustration only , since in practice the first would almost certainly be classified under 624.151 along with all the other books on foundation soils and engineering geology . |
| 5 | In Meshkinpour 's study all patients had manometry performed routinely in addition to an oesophagogram , whereas in our study most patients were referred for manometry only when prior investigations had failed to identify the cause of their symptoms . |
| 6 | Patients transferred after initial diagnosis elsewhere and patients referred for consultation only were excluded . |
| 7 | The 1851 Census shows that in Church Coniston , the township which supplied most of the labour for the mine , there were 370 children between the ages of 5 and 15 , of whom 76.6 per cent were listed as scholars only . |
| 8 | The comments are intended as guidelines only . |
| 9 | In 1842 he wrote out a short sketch of his theory , and in 1844 a substantial essay that was intended for publication only if ( as he now feared ) he should die prematurely . |
| 10 | The implications which these authors seek to deduce is that , since it is wrong to base a strategic doctrine on a potential illegal use of weapons , the policy of deterrence based on assured destruction should be ‘ declaratory ’ only , and that actual plans should be based on the development , deployment and targeting of weapons which ‘ should be intended for use only against military objectives and be as discriminate as reasonably possible in their collateral effects upon the civilian population and property ’ ( Builder and Graubard , 1982 , p. 51 ) . |
| 11 | It is designed for use only in Force 3+ and usually has a small daggerboard . |
| 12 | As the essence of this offence is stealing a ride , handcarts and pedestrian controlled vehicles etc. are not conveyances as they are designed for use only under the control of a person not carried in or on it . |
| 13 | ( It is somewhat remarkable to note that after such stirring events , the committee went on to draw the master 's attention to the fact that a horse had been observed grazing in the paddock , which had been let for sheep only . |
| 14 | But , are they now being blamed for pollution only partly caused by their activities ? |
| 15 | But although the natural health benefits of fish oil have been enjoyed for generations only now is it becoming clear how fish oil can provide the essentials for maintaining health . |
| 16 | In the UK there are two levels of payment ( further modified for sheep only according to breed ) more arbitrarily linked to handicap levels . |
| 17 | In contrast , the EAT , while using a very similar strategy for both elicitation and scoring , is recommended for use only by qualified speech therapists . |
| 18 | Jim remains an enigma , penetrated through action only to a certain point . |
| 19 | They frequently offer useful ideas and strategies , but should usually be considered as examples only . |
| 20 | The ship had come into service only weeks before the rescue mission . |
| 21 | In a sharply critical personal statement in the House of Commons on Nov. 13 he said that the so-called Madrid conditions for UK entry into the ERM , agreed by the European Council in June 1989 [ see pp. 36740-41 ] , had come into existence only after he and the then Chancellor of the Exchequer , Nigel Lawson , had made it clear that they could not continue in office unless a specific commitment to join the ERM was made , and he accused the Prime Minister of increasingly risking leading herself and others astray in matters of substance as well as of style . |
| 22 | These are included in relation only to limited classes of investments , which , however , cover not only money market investments but also debt investments ; it is therefore likely that futures contracts linked to debt securities are included , even if they fall outside the money market exemption ( because the transaction is too small or the debt securities have too long a maturity ) ; and ( 6 ) Countries , monetary authorities or certain supranational institutions . |
| 23 | It was not likely that a man who had come to Germany only a few weeks before would be given carte blanche to say what he liked . |
| 24 | Note that it is confined to males only , but includes retired people as well as those economically active ( relevant to the composition of the electorate as a whole ) . |
| 25 | Only 1.5 per cent of the actual enforcement decisions constituted prosecution , and of these cases all pleaded guilty and were fined on average only £50 . |
| 26 | He has won four Super Bowls , a mark equalled among quarterbacks only by Pittsburgh 's Terry Bradshaw . |
| 27 | He has won four Super Bowls , a mark equalled among quarterbacks only by Pittsburgh 's Terry Bradshaw . |
| 28 | The government was reported by June only to have initiated proceedings for the extradition of Gustavo Stroessner in compliance with an order for his arrest on corruption charges issued by a criminal court in March . |
| 29 | Sat by appointment only . |
| 30 | The results of the computer run using the real sites showed a five-point alignment , which would be expected by chance only once in 250 runs . |