Example sentences of "only be [vb pp] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For take-off the tail should only be raised a small amount . |
| 2 | With the current boom in interest in opera , though , this disc enters a very competitive field indeed and so , once again , can only be given a general recommendation . |
| 3 | It could only be given a new lease of life by grounding its themes in a transformed image of a much more efficient , modernised , client-centred public sector , to which Labour has not yet seriously directed itself . |
| 4 | Each of the five judgments rambles over the territory in what can only be called a head-scratching way , making it impossible for the consumer of the judgment to know at the end just what the law is held to be , except negatively , and then only negatively on a few points . |
| 5 | Modern refining techniques mean that for every barrel of crude oil refined , there will be a split between diesel and petrol fuels that can only be varied a small amount . |