Example sentences of "[be] only [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it had been only philanthropy , would it have felt like it did ? |
| 2 | The inflammation was where there had been only skin and bone before . |
| 3 | Negotiable instruments , however , have never been only trade-related . |
| 4 | If he had ever wanted to see her socially he could have done so at any time , but there had been only chance meetings since his marriage . |
| 5 | Certainly , prices of fuel doubled in the later sixteenth century although this may have been only part of the general inflation . |
| 6 | It may have been only perception — but the customers were put off and that 's what mattered . |
| 7 | When I listen to my radio I am only marking time . |
| 8 | well , I er it it I am only reading what er their joint statement said . |
| 9 | ‘ I am only cold , ’ I said . |
| 10 | ( b ) Reject those words which obscure rather than clarify meaning-words which are only present for purposes of style , linguistic sense , grammar , or form . |
| 11 | This procedure will tend to remove features which are only present on individual images , while retaining those features which are common to all images . |
| 12 | Painting the figure , of course , continues apace , practiced by those who have devoted lifetimes to it and by those who are only beginning . |
| 13 | They exist in a mirror world where they are suspended in a liquid like molten glass , and these images when seen from the mundane are brilliant but they are only mirror images of reality . |
| 14 | Speaking at the funeral of UVF victim Jim Peacock , the Bishop of Connor , Dr Samuel Poyntz , said their ‘ bestial and barbaric acts are only mirror images of PIRA bombers and murderers ’ . |
| 15 | In his sermon he said that their ‘ bestial and barbaric acts are only mirror images of IRA bombers and murderers ’ . |
| 16 | Even mass and solidity are only sense perceptions . |
| 17 | but the top she could wear with like , she 's got , well it 's only cotton you see , shorts are only cotton |
| 18 | Another chap , he 's a big name in a church in Buckley he was a an old neighbour of ours and I never liked cos he used to himself with a bowler hat on they are only back twenty years , you know , bowler hats ! |
| 19 | Well , I mean if , they are only cartoon characters after all and Tom and Gerry have got to fit into the exactly that mould , and nobody takes that too seriously . |
| 20 | You are only insurance if your policy covers accidental damage , which is an optional extra . |
| 21 | The services provided by the music business adviser are only part of the union 's total commitment to servicing the needs of today 's musicians . |
| 22 | Although these games are only part of the phoney war the results are still important to a country 's prestige and confidence and Brazil would love to add England to their victims when they visit Wembley at the end of March . |
| 23 | Contractions and changes in contact are only part of the programme and an essential component is the specification of where and when they occur — the process of pattern formation . |
| 24 | Most of them do all they can for the elderly with their limited resources , but if your parent is badly in need of a telephone and there is no way of your managing to install it for her , you should bring every possible pressure to bear to produce some speedy action on his or her behalf ; for sudden illness , and the need for medical attention , does not wait for lengthy negotiations and committee work to rumble on indefinitely before it puts in an appearance.With very few exceptions , blaming individual social workers for delay in providing any particular service is usually an unfair and useless exercise , for they are only part of a large organisation and if things go wrong an approach to the local Director of Social Services is the best course of action . |
| 25 | Or perhaps it is that if we try to take on the identity and authority of the Weaving Mother the consequences will be severe ; our own personal weavings are only part of a much greater pattern , which we can not control or take credit for . |
| 26 | Those conceptions hold that it is not so much the white individuals who are the oppressors , for they are only part of an overall structure which has been designed to exclude blacks from positions of seniority . |
| 27 | But such implications are only part of the problem . |
| 28 | Yet these explanations are only part of the story . |
| 29 | These skills however are only part of the story . |
| 30 | The compulsory clauses of the memorandum are only part of it . |