Example sentences of "it is only the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is only the fifth time in the post-war history of the tournament that this has happened , and only the third time there has been a First Division v Second Division clash in each semi-final . |
| 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 | However , none of this makes up a complete education and training programme for a building surveyor : it is only the first part , the second being the professional training component culminating in the Test of Professional Competence . |
| 4 | I would like to add that it is only the first of many Platinum Hotels I intend to open throughout the world . ’ |
| 5 | Their Lordships agree that the mere existence or recital of a prior request is not sufficient in itself to convert what is prima facie past consideration into sufficient consideration in law to support a promise , as they have indicated , it is only the first of three necessary preconditions . |
| 6 | It is only the second time the ITV company has followed the American idea of using a survey to back up launch plans . |
| 7 | It is only the second time the Tour de France has visited Britain . |
| 8 | It is only the second time this century that a school of sperm whales has been seen in the waters around Orkney . |
| 9 | In these cases ( except perhaps in 2.6–8 ) it is only the fourth trangression that is specified , almost certainly because the fourth is so climactic that the others may be left out of consideration . |