Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb mod] be only a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I may be only a lassie but I can assure you I 'm quite capable . ’ |
| 2 | Nor did I know that our intestinal tracts are those of a herbivore , 32 feet long and that if we were meant in enjoy Contre-filet braisé à l'ancienne they would be only a quarter of that length . |
| 3 | Like a small pale Peregrine , of which it may be only a race , but much paler and more rufous , with crown and nape very rufous. 15–18 in. ( 38–45 cm ) . |
| 4 | With luck it may be only a matter of time . |
| 5 | ‘ It may be only a matter of minutes before they break through . ’ |
| 6 | It may be only a matter of time before goals trigger outbreaks of mass aerobics and the odd square dance . |
| 7 | So it looks as though hpGRF and hypothalamic GRF are the same thing in these species , and it should be only a matter of time before it is from the hypothalamus as well . |
| 8 | I have n't noticed I 've lost any weight only that me clothes have gone a bit loose , it must be only a couple of pounds literally but on Mrs scales I 'm half a stone lighter , but I do n't think so by tomorrow night I 'll be about eleven , ten |
| 9 | If such secret missives were sealed personally by him it might be only a matter of time before Wolsey 's enemies at court and parliament began to point the accusing finger in his direction . |
| 10 | ‘ Oh well , if you do n't know , Miss Alice , then it 'll be only a rumour — hearsay . ’ |
| 11 | At the age of 26 , it could be only a matter of time before Falconer completes the full set of international honours . |
| 12 | At the age of 26 , it could be only a matter of time before Falconer completes the full set of international honours . |
| 13 | It could be only an inch or so in . |
| 14 | And it was easy to believe that the evidence for test-tube fusion was fairly solid , good enough that it would be only a matter of time before it was proven definitively , especially with the BYU people already claiming to have some independent evidence . |
| 15 | Lindow Moss almost certainly has more to offer , yet within years it will be only a hole in the ground — the same hole that the ice left . |
| 16 | A computer is a wonderfully useful tool but it will be only a nuisance to your wife if all the language data is locked up on disks and she has nothing to look at in a spare five minutes . |
| 17 | ‘ On receipt of this letter , do n't write to me any more ; it will be only a waste of time . |
| 18 | It can be only a matter of time before stories of patients being denied care because of lack of resources are in the headlines . |
| 19 | Now that good double blind studies have proved its worth — which Kay chooses to ignore — the technique is becoming increasingly available under the NHS , and it can be only a matter of time before his conversion is assured . |