Example sentences of "[subord] it [be] only [adv] that " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Second , he feels guilty about how he treated you and wants to make amends — something people often do when they find happiness because it 's only then that they can afford to consider how much they have hurt others . |
| 2 | Most are working in central London , some also in one or two other major cities , since it is only there that the sort of prestigious hotels and banqueting suites which can mount an almost unbroken series of events are to be found . |
| 3 | The Created God can have existence only in the minds of men , for it is only there that things without material substance can exist , and are therefore spiritual . |
| 4 | The problem for beginning readers is to decode the visual symbols into a form which can be recognised , for it is only then that they will be able to bring previously gained knowledge to bear upon the meaning of the text . |
| 5 | For it is only now that reason returns to me : she 's putting it on , you know she can do it . |