Example sentences of "[vb base] [conj] it [is] only " in BNC.
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| 1 | Newson and Newson ( 1.3 ) suggest that it is only in this century that questions about how to bring up children have been widely discussed ; hitherto the niceties of different child-rearing philosophies were set aside in the face of a more fundamental dilemma , whether children would survive at all beyond the first few years . |
| 2 | Generalizing rather , it is probably true to say that Hawaiian-type eruptions are more common on the oceanic island volcanoes than elsewhere ( though the examples of Nyiragongo and Nyamlagira emphasize that it is only a generalization ) , since it is in these environments that the fluid basalt lavas are most likely to be found . |
| 3 | Of course ten billion is an enormous number of people , but it does n't seem quite so alarming a figure when you realise that it 's only twice the current population of the world . |
| 4 | Please continue to view your progress in the mirror and realise that it is only one more day before you measure and weigh yourself to enter your reduced ( I hope ! ) statistics on the Weight and Inch Loss Record Chart . |
| 5 | ‘ I hope you realise that it is only on account of the entreaty of Taheb that I see you , Huy , ’ were his words of greeting . |
| 6 | What is clear is that the scale of a large company 's business and the fact that the board meets only periodically , perhaps monthly or even quarterly , mean that it is only the most important decisions that are made at board level . |
| 7 | Piaget and Klein also show that it is only through the intrinsically dynamic relationship between the infant and its environment that the subject is able to become itself . |
| 8 | Quine would accept that this is so , but hold that it is only so because in this familiar case there is an agreed general scheme for French — English translation . |
| 9 | Having firmly rejected this device for the other adjective constructions discussed so far ( not excluding the postnominal attributive ) , we consider that it is only in Sections 4.5 onwards that we have encountered a construction where the adjective can reasonably be treated in this way . |
| 10 | and they add that it is only reasonable to do so ; for the parrot alone can give a good imitation of the human voice . |
| 11 | However they put aside their competitiveness ( the Caledonian and Balmoral in Edinburgh , for example , are fighting for exactly the same guests ) because they know that it is only by working together , as one body , that they will attract visitors to Scotland in the first place . |
| 12 | That 's right , but , but you know that it 's only the , are only one of the major supermarket chains that gives money to organization and one of the organizations in Glasgow there was an article in the Scotsman or the Herald the other day and I must n't quote names because I can be wrong , but one of them and there were major s major stores selling food as well as actual food retailers cited , but only one of them will give food that 's past its sell-by date or surplus or whatever for one of the Glasgow charities for the homeless . |
| 13 | When reviewers criticise software for not including such a facility the manufacturers often reply that it 's only journalists who are interested in this feature and that ‘ ordinary users ’ find a word count irrelevant . |
| 14 | I know but it 's only giving you one |
| 15 | I suppose that it 's only when you have the financial means that you get the treatment everyone deserves . |
| 16 | However , we believe that it is only right to point out that we are not a specialist tour operator in the field of holidays for the disabled . |
| 17 | I believe that it is only by going back to the basics and debating questions such as ‘ What do you want from the audit process ? |
| 18 | It is suggested that schools should arrange for each group of girls ( 12–16 per group ) to spend a minimum of 1 to 1 hours covering at least two of the workstations , preferably using the kind of equipment with which they are unfamiliar , although it would appear that whilst some of the equipment may be available in schools , girls commonly claim that it is only the boys who gain access to it ! |
| 19 | I shall then examine an apparent exception to the principle of Contrast , and argue that it is only apparent , and not real . |
| 20 | Therefore , even if complex real-world situations can only be represented by complex models , the proponents of the object-oriented model argue that it is only as it need be to represent these situations on computers and to manipulate those representations for the purpose of processing queries . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | I think that it 's only a fear of women but it 's also a belief in the innate or or learn superiority of men over women |
| 23 | It might save money , but in terms of the environmental impact it is quite disastrous , and I think that it 's only now that the real problems in London for example are coming home to roost , er and I would ask that point to be borne in mind by whoever we decide should make representations to the commissioners . |
| 24 | At four and a half thousand pound of sales we start to pay extra fift in fact at four thousand pound we start but it 's only a small bonus so I home in on the bigger one . |
| 25 | If you go to a house and you realize that it 's only a very small house and it 's a very big van you 'll only pack it up that way because you 're packing faster by doing it that way . |
| 26 | And , well Fred opens them himself you see because it 's only now and again he has them . |