Example sentences of "[det] 's only a [adj] " in BNC.

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No	Sentence
1	I I 'd like to see it retained chair because criterion three says generally within ten miles of York and er I 'm sure somebody would er argue that well that 's only a general rule still acceptable
2	Again that 's only a general principle .
3	That 's only a blooming guess , I do n't know of any mid-ocean bloody islands !
4	Well apart from those things erm tt when , when you were talking about the back erm Steve sort of gestured , in a way , that yes my back was erm oh my back , yes , that 's only a one off thing , there may have been some other health problem there which could 've gone into .
5	‘ You 'll not even get to Reggane and that 's only a hundred and sixty kilometres into the desert . ’
6	‘ But that 's only a hundred and fifty a week . ’
7	that 's only a hundred interview forms an hour is n't it ?
8	Well then you 've beaten me Steve that 's only a hundred , no that 's fifty and one two three four , that 's two hundred three hundred , three hundred and fifty I hold .
9	That 's only a thousand !
10	That 's only a provisional licence .
11	She 's , it was just erm , can we have the twelve , try the twelve that 's only a ten , does it , does .
12	That 's only a half a one to start with !
13	Oh that 's only a false nail !
14	Well that 's only a little bit that bit is .
15	You , you were , that 's only a fine one int it you 've bought so that 'll be alright
16	That 's only a three bedroomed , what he 's got .
17	Anyway that 's , that 's on , that 's only a three hour course that 's running for thirteen weeks , which will cost me forty pounds , but I 'll take
18	And that 's only a few of the things that 'll be making their Megatape debuts on the front cover of COMMODORE FORCE !
19	That 's only a single room .
20	Maybe deliberately so , but that 's only an educated guess . ’
21	That 's only an old wives ' tale .

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