Example sentences of "only natural [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is striking that Lewis did not want it known in College that he wrote ‘ pomes ’ , but only natural that he should have looked outside Magdalen for soulmates within his own Faculty . |
| 2 | He was slightly deaf and it was only natural that when Jane asked him if he liked Dylan Thomas , he replied : ‘ Gin and tonic ? |
| 3 | When Jean Hay had become Jean Keith , it was only natural that she assumed head girl status , so for a time , things were a little uncomfortable . |
| 4 | Anyhow , it is only natural that an angler specialising in better quality fish should want to know exactly what they weigh . |
| 5 | It was only natural that my thoughts should be on the life and work of my friend Robert W. Service as I walked the untidy streets of Whitehorse four decades after the roaring pandemonium of the gold rush days . |
| 6 | But it 's only natural that one should see things after eating mousetrap cheese ! ’ |
| 7 | As my husband was then a consultant there , and involved in research in rheumatology , it was only natural that I joined him in the research field . |
| 8 | Round ‘ chutes have all but disappeared , except for supply drops and emergencies in the big world outside bearland , so it is only natural that the popular Parafoil should emerge as a fauna canopy . |
| 9 | It is only natural that you may begin to worry about possible infertility if conception does not occur immediately . |
| 10 | Campbell argues that ‘ for many , the object of law is to control force ’ , and that it is only natural that a political movement seeking to control the ultimate force should turn to law . |
| 11 | When faced with threats to its broadcasting monopoly or to its programme policy from , say , either wireless exchanges ( the precursors of today 's cable systems ) or overseas commercial radio stations , it was only natural that Reith would turn to the state to guarantee the monopoly . |
| 12 | In the very special circumstances of the 1950s and early 1960s , with leadership in transition , de-Stalinisation in motion , and the ‘ Revolution in Military Affairs ’ under way , it was only natural that Army-Party relations showed signs of buffeting and stress . |
| 13 | As we have said , in an age when men alone filled the professions , it appeared only natural that those who led the church were likewise male . |
| 14 | Hepzibah said , ‘ Only natural that he should want to come and pay his last respects to his sister . ’ |
| 15 | Since the furlongs , strips and balks were all to be swept away in the ensuing award and a new field system devised , it was only natural that the commissioners should do this . |
| 16 | As being ourselves becomes more important than looking flashy , it is only natural that relaxed , comfortable clothing should emerge once more from the wardrobe . |
| 17 | He was so very young , so hurt and confused by all that had happened in his life , it seemed only natural that he should want to lash out . |
| 18 | It 's only natural that you should want to know about my parents . ’ |
| 19 | It is only natural that his pace has slowed and perhaps that gazelle-like mind , which was such an influence on the young George Best , may have dulled , but if I had eleven Dave Doyles in my side then we would make the Guinness Book Of Records and cause referees and opponents utter confusion . |
| 20 | It was only natural that we should interpret all this as preparation for release , that we would go home looking fit and not too pale . |
| 21 | It was only natural that the two artist-writers , Gleizes and Metzinger , should have been the ones who were forced into a position of compromise between the two poles of abstraction and representation . |
| 22 | Matisse , as has been seen , had for the past years been turning to the work of Cézanne for inspiration , and by 1906 Derain was looking at his work also , so that it was only natural that Braque , who had discovered Fauvism through them , should once again follow their example , although he was already well acquainted with Cézanne 's work . |
| 23 | Japanese influence remained strong in Korea until 1945 , so it was only natural that some of the Japanese martial arts would filter through . |
| 24 | She answered , watching him , ‘ Of course , it 's only natural that you should want it to succeed . |
| 25 | It 's only natural that she should n't want to speak to you . ’ |
| 26 | But I suppose it was only natural that people should feel affected by what happened . ’ |
| 27 | Explaining this popularity is not difficult : Edmund was himself killed by the Danes , and it was perhaps only natural that veneration for him should grow in the area which had formed his kingdom , and seen a great deal of the renewed conflict between Danes and English . |
| 28 | It was only natural that anyone with a garage and mechanical knowhow would be tempted during the heady days of the Flea ‘ craze ’ to ‘ have a go ’ . |
| 29 | It is only natural that when we get back to power this cynical measure from the Lord Chancellor will be abolished . |
| 30 | After all , I live here , so it 's only natural that I should be interested in what goes on . ’ |