Example sentences of "it [be] only [adj] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I 'd bought the wrong weedkiller , it was Tumbleweed and I found out later it 's only lethal to tropical fish , apparently I should have bought pathklear which is much stronger . |
| 2 | It 's only natural for defeated parties to grab at such explanations , but there are some reasons for believing that the result of the general election in Scotland owed more to Conservative skill at exploiting the mechanics of registration and demography than to any ‘ principled ’ decision-making by voters . |
| 3 | It is only suitable for straight seams of course . |
| 4 | You will not be able to buy Windows for Pens off the shelf as it is only available to original equipment manufacturers and licensed vendors for distribution as part of specific pen-based hardware products . |
| 5 | Supplies are still limited , despite the growing demand , and it is only available from selected stores . |
| 6 | The coffee came with Unicum , a bitter spirit so much beloved by Hungarians that it is only available in expensive restaurants and hard-currency shops . |
| 7 | The £75,000 ceiling on earnings applies to all age groups , although in practice , since it is only relevant to high earners , it is more likely to affect senior people . |
| 8 | However it is only present in large enough quantities to be infectious in blood , semen and vaginal fluids . |
| 9 | Pure logic is only a small part of the thinking we habitually do , and can only be so because it is only appropriate for certain limited activities . |
| 10 | It is only infectious in tiny airborne droplets of 5 microns or less , breathed into the lungs . |
| 11 | Although this parasite is prevalent throughout the world , it is only responsible for sporadic outbreaks of disease in temperate countries such as Britain and North America . |
| 12 | The ISE is sceptical of these developments , although critics of the ISE argue that it is only interested in large companies and particularly in developing the international equity market at the expense of smaller domestic equities . |
| 13 | Then he dropped his bombshell — it was only available in injectable form and I just can not stand needles . ’ |