Example sentences of "but [adv] it is only " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shortage of time is a common complaint in every walk of life , but perhaps it is only a perception . |
| 2 | Both these elements are needed in an understanding of soil erosion conservation , but hitherto it is only the first which has usually been considered — and only in the first of the three location-specific senses at that . |
| 3 | sometimes every member of a band writes songs , but often it is only one or two . |
| 4 | I do n't wish to upset her , but sometimes it is only right to follow one 's own convictions . |
| 5 | But then it is only a presumption ; and , as such , it must always give way to the language used if it is clear , and also to all counter presumptions which may legitimately be had in view in determining , on ordinary principles , the true meaning and intent of the legislation . |
| 6 | This is perverse dance floor music — miles better to hear in a club than 90 per cent of those insipid remixes and cover versions — but sadly it is only in the ‘ elite ’ establishments that you will hear this at the decibel level that it demands . |
| 7 | This is perverse dance floor music — miles better to hear in a club than 90 per cent of those insipid remixes and cover versions — but sadly it is only in the ‘ elite ’ establishments that you will hear this at the decibel level that it demands . |