Example sentences of "be but a [noun] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though to date there are but a handful in the Catholic sector , their potential use as centres for post 16 adult religious education , as well as for serving the needs of the community as a whole , including the unemployed , is an exciting one . |
| 2 | However , I believe this is but a drop in the ocean compared to the vast number of communities that could play some form of active role , however modest . |
| 3 | ‘ You 'll remember , my lord , ’ said Iago , rising with alacrity from the grass , ‘ that he is but an earl in the making and has no Latin . ’ |
| 4 | Those were the days when what are now old-time good manners and fashions were the newest of the new , and Kate Cranston 's wasp-waisted Mackintosh Tea-room , the Willow , was but a sapling in the street it was named after — Sauchiehall Street means the Street of the Willows . |
| 5 | But I remember Kielder Valley before it was flooded , when it was but a gleam in the developer 's eye ; and I remember the futile protests and the sadness of the communities who lost their homes . |