Example sentences of "only [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A dwelling for the living or a tomb for one 's ancestors should be sited only where it harmonizes completely with the forces of nature . |
| 2 | It arose from a groundswell of opinion in the EC that the internal market would be a success only where it had the support of both ‘ sides ’ of industry and if it was designed to benefit every citizen of the Community . |
| 3 | It is unexportable , because prescription , the inherent authority of that which has always been so , is a writ which runs only where it has always been so and amongst those amongst whom it has always been so . |
| 4 | Only once it had looked real : when we flew back one night from a blazing Hamm at twenty feet in the moonlight . |
| 5 | She could n't remember now how long he had held her imprisoned , only that it seemed an eternity of immeasurable time . |
| 6 | His investigations are accompanied by a search for an india-rubber , about which he remembers only that it contained the two letters ‘ di ’ in the middle of its trade name ( hence ‘ Oe di pe ’ ) . |
| 7 | To say that the Crown had the right of appointment is to say only that it had at least the possibility of a voice , not that it necessarily exercised any real right of selection . |
| 8 | She could not remember her dream , only that it had been about Edmund and that he loved her . |
| 9 | It matters only that it does . |
| 10 | We should note here that Lyotard does not maintain that the unconscious does not signify but only that it does not signify like a language . |
| 11 | Today the department of transport said only that it ontinues to support the council 's road safety measures . |
| 12 | She did not know it well , only that it led to a clump of trees at the top called Beckwith 's Folly . |
| 13 | Perhaps the most remarkable achievement of OSO is not only that it has continued as a headquarters unit functioning from Glasgow for so long , but that it survived the Thatcher era as an interventionist wing of Government intended to nudge work in the direction of British industry . |
| 14 | The mystified motorist whose car has gone wrong may know only that it needs repair and that he should take it to a mechanic : his competence to deal with the matter may go no further . |
| 15 | Leapor is unlikely to mean that the meat is rotten or poisoned , only that it smells of game . |
| 16 | If scio was not thought adequate at classical law , the reason can be only that it did not make sufficiently clear that the testator intended a trustee to be legally obliged to make property over to a beneficiary . |
| 17 | I think — I hope — that in a sense the relief of having a young assistant was not only that it helped his work , but that he also welcomed the presence of a younger doctor with more up-to-date medical knowledge . |
| 18 | I 'd like to say that I remember something about the rest of that walk but I do n't , only that it rained , then it rained some more , and when it got fed up with that , it rained again . |
| 19 | It will not say how many subscribers it has — only that it expects to sign up no more than a couple of dozen by the autumn . |
| 20 | He suggests not only that it begins with Marx but that he himself forms part of this mutation , which means that , according to his argument , in order to dismiss him you would have to dismiss Marx also . |
| 21 | Moreover , the detailed unit cost and physical statistics do not in themselves measure whether the curbside pick-up is more efficient ; only that it costs less . |
| 22 | The rest came from increasing the electricity supply only until it met specific development needs . |
| 23 | Does he agree with Sir Patrick that the United Kingdom can retain its pre-eminent role in Europe in the financial services sector only if it subscribes enthusiastically to the principle of a single currency ? |
| 24 | They quote the comprehensive review by Haggard and Hughes , which states that glue ear probably causes considerable disability only if it results in persistent impaired hearing starting at an early age . |
| 25 | Snake venom is usually clear yellow and is dangerous only if it gets into the bloodstream . |
| 26 | But this will happen only if it gets its act together in the three areas of service provision , education , and research . |
| 27 | For the same reasons , a person who has HIV infection should inform their GP of this only if it becomes relevant for diagnosis or treatment . |
| 28 | A picture of the American family began to be glimpsed as a super-mobile group that could get together to grill a hamburger only if it drove to the appointment . |
| 29 | Separately , US PC Week highlights Intel 's unhappiness with the cavalier way in which IBM has been offering to all and sundry the iAPX-86 chip variants it has designed under its second source agreement with IBM , and suggests that the agreement is being renegotiated , and that IBM may get the right to make enhanced versions of the Pentium only if it agrees to strict limits on how many it can make for itself or sale . |
| 30 | Separately , US PC Week highlights Intel 's unhappiness with the cavalier way in which IBM has been offering to all and sundry the iAPX-86 chip variants it has designed under its second source agreement with IBM , and suggests that the agreement is being renegotiated , and that IBM may get the right to make enhanced versions of the Pentium only if it agrees to strict limits on how many it can make for itself or sale . |