Example sentences of "[pers pn] can only be a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | But it can only be a quirk ; and the force of its ‘ goodness ’ is strictly limited and circumscribed . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | ‘ But without the resumption of a regular supply of red iron , it can only be a matter of time before these tragic people die . ’ |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | If this car does n't shake the German establishment , then it can only be a matter of time . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | It can only be a matter of time before World Cup , sheep-racing and World Cup bog-snorkelling are much loved fixtures in the sporting calendar . |
| 13 | But if the England manager deplored the lack of flair in the squad he took to Sweden then it can only be a matter of time before he turns to the Bart Man . |
| 14 | It can only be a matter of time before England hopeful David James , watching from the bench , takes his place . |
| 15 | We draw up the perfect guest list , and then go about extending the invitations — we have n't yet resorted to blackmail but it can only be a matter of time . |
| 16 | If we do not use these medications properly then it can only be a matter of time before they are withdrawn from availability and we lose a precious treatment for our fish . |
| 17 | But these are cropping up everywhere , and it can only be a matter of time before they become as common as the cold . |
| 18 | With new products being innovated endlessly , it can only be a matter of time … . |
| 19 | These are things which we already have , and to write about them can only be a celebration of past triumphs , an exercise in quasi-historical complacency : " how the battle for democracy was won " . |