Example sentences of "[noun] it [modal v] be only " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lindow Moss almost certainly has more to offer , yet within years it will be only a hole in the ground — the same hole that the ice left . |
| 2 | It all seemed a thousand miles from the nearest town , though in actuality it might be only five or six . |
| 3 | While it is usually difficult to hide the evidence that an accident has occurred , with an incident it can be only too easy in a large proportion of the cases to pretend that nothing very extraordinary has happened . |
| 4 | Sounds like a guide vocal to me too , but with this voice it could be only a few words sung into a length of sewer pipe and it would still sound great . |
| 5 | With luck it may be only a matter of time . |
| 6 | But she erm thinks that the way it should be only four days rather than three . |
| 7 | This time it will be only pride to play for . |