Example sentences of "it [was/were] only [adj] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the rear end of the bodywork was a curved projection ( tambour ) which , when the carriage was originally exhibited , was thought to be a ‘ sword case ’ ; however , it was only accessible from the left hand end , outside the carriage , and was too short for such a purpose . |
| 2 | It was only late in the 1890s , under pressure from the NVA that New Scotland Yard established a special department to deal with indecent books and pictures . |
| 3 | If a planning authority wished to restrict its activities , it was held that it was only right for the extra costs to be reimbursed . |
| 4 | So I did n't make a loss but I did n't make a profit on the bit of space that I need that I was using for storage cos I thought it was only fair to the poor bloke . |
| 5 | They all condemned what had happened to Hector , but there grew a feeling that well , it was only natural for a strong young man to be ambitious … |
| 6 | Along with this distinction between ‘ public ’ and ‘ private ’ , the Wolfenden Committee also distinguished between ‘ crime ’ and ‘ sin ’ , making it clear that it was only concerned with the former . |
| 7 | It was only comfortable with the afterglow of love-making . |
| 8 | It was only high in the European Alps , on the 7992ft Furka Pass , to the accompaniment of a frenzy of wheelspin , turbo lag , understeer and a violently pulsating brake pedal triggered by an anti-lock device working overtime , that the American challenge began to fade . |