Example sentences of "be only [verb] the [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am only implementing the weights and measures legislation that the previous Labour Government introduced . |
| 2 | They 're only buying the site so they can clear out the caravans , are n't they ? |
| 3 | I 'm only needing the Lazarite and er aspirin , |
| 4 | The majority of the works in the show are so new that some were only delivered the day before the exhibition started . |
| 5 | It is only to see the dentist and escape the heat . |
| 6 | And the effect of the war was only to heighten the contradictions and class conflict evident before it began . |
| 7 | Sure , the newly created position with its impressive job title sounded important , but that was only to impress the media and the public . |
| 8 | ‘ We achieved nothing because the prime purpose of the movement was only to ban the book or withdraw the book from the shelves or have Rushdie brought before a court of law . |