Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] only be [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | And with a team of assassins awaiting Jamel Mobuto 's arrival in America , it would only be a question of days before Tito Ngune was inaugurated as the new President of Zimbala . |
| 32 | It 's no use my telling you what it is — she might not agree , and then it would only be a waste of time . ’ |
| 33 | It would only be a matter of ti me before the pubs , the little grocer and the dry-cleaner 's were replaced by some establishment selling something on which an enormous mark-up could be obtained . |
| 34 | It would only be a matter of time , analysts warned , before a conservative backlash would begin with the usual repressive measures against bourgeois liberalism . |
| 35 | It would only be a matter of time before the strong-willed de Gaulle would seek to reshape the EEC according to his own conceptions . |
| 36 | It was what she saw as the excessive time and attention given to the ‘ South Bank ’ theologians which she objected to most strongly , feeling that it would only be a matter of time before the Governors took action to alter the position . |
| 37 | It would only be a matter of time before it was discovered but it was the best she could do in such a short time . |
| 38 | And it would only be a matter of time before they came to investigate . |
| 39 | If a complete unified theory was discovered , it would only be a matter of time before it was digested and simplified in the same way and taught in schools , at least in outline . |
| 40 | If not for the operation it would only be a matter of months before she had to go on Dialysis . |
| 41 | Sir John knew it would only be a matter of time before his masters at the Guildhall or , worse still , the Regent at the Savoy Palace , asked for an account of his stewardship . |
| 42 | I should have tried to comfort her , saying it would only be a month or two before spring came . |
| 43 | ‘ It will only be a village school . |
| 44 | But it knows it will only be a matter of time before unions have to become involved . |
| 45 | It will only be a matter of time before these enter the mythology of the town and join other oral traditions like the carriage in Star Lane or the Theatre ghost . |
| 46 | And Booth did enough to suggest it will only be a matter of time before he is crowned national champion . |
| 47 | ‘ What pleases me is the fact that we have been creating chances and I personally feel it will only be a matter of time before we get it right . ’ |
| 48 | It will only be a moment . ’ |
| 49 | ‘ If that happens it will be trumped up as the end of the NBA , but in fact it will only be a breach if Mr Maher discounts without the permission of the publisher , ’ Mr Taylor added . |
| 50 | It had become increasingly clear over the last few days that the anger of East Germans is focused on the Communist Party and that it can only be a question of time before the party has to relinquish its leading role and allow political competition . |
| 51 | But it can only be a quirk ; and the force of its ‘ goodness ’ is strictly limited and circumscribed . |
| 52 | It can only be a reliance on public ignorance that can allow the Foreign Secretary , Douglas Hurd , and other Tories , to spread lies about the social chapter of the Maastricht treaty . |
| 53 | My hope and at this stage it can only be a hope , is that if consultations are held with presbyteries , a consensus will emerge as to the nature of the changes to Act seventeen that are required and that that consensus will enable the Act to be successfully amended . |
| 54 | And my guess would be , and it can only be a guess , that if there actually was disagreement between a county and the prospective recipient of a new settlement , then I suspect that that the Secretary of State would not want such proposals to proceed . |
| 55 | ‘ But without the resumption of a regular supply of red iron , it can only be a matter of time before these tragic people die . ’ |
| 56 | It sounds a desperate measure ; but if it 's happening in California , it can only be a matter of months before it takes off here . |
| 57 | Unkind souls are suggesting that once the money for the LHC has been sewn up it can only be a matter of time before CERN gets out the begging bowl for the VEC — Very Expensive Collider . |
| 58 | The receiver is so powerful that it can only be a matter of a minute or two at the outside before the signal is received . |
| 59 | If this car does n't shake the German establishment , then it can only be a matter of time . |
| 60 | Although no levy was eventually included , with legislation in place across most of Europe , it can only be a matter of time before something happens here . |