Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [conj] only [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Solihull teachers were strongly so , but it should be recalled that only a relatively small proportion of them had had any direct experience of the process . |
| 2 | The following study of Owen may perhaps be regarded as only a partial success . |
| 3 | So far from being something which was realized ( where it has been realized ) when universal suffrage was finally achieved , that very substantial and important achievement might reasonably be regarded as only the first step on the road to the creation of a fully democratic society . |
| 4 | Do not the Scots realise that with better techniques , new medical discoveries and more efficacious drugs many more people would be treated if only the health service were to change ? |
| 5 | The basis was no longer to be the palace scaled down , but the cottage extended : ‘ In this view of a villa , the dwelling is to be considered as only an amplification of the cottage . ’ |
| 6 | These numbers are also relevant for attempts to solve Fermat 's Conjecture ( se Section 3.5 ) and indeed the FC would be solved if only the uniqueness of factorisation theorem valid for numbers of the form a + pb and a + ib extended to them . |
| 7 | A place is private and this offence can not be committed where only a minority group of the public are admitted . |
| 8 | If the function of the leave requirement is to weed out unarguable or vexatious cases it might be expected that only a small proportion of cases would fail at this stage . |
| 9 | Although it might be expected that only the better-educated and wealthier sections of the community would watch television , the existence of the extended family system meant that the television sets owned by prosperous Zambians were also watched by a number of relatives who were less well off . |
| 10 | Now , imply that there is no stretch , as would be expected because only a pure rotation of axes has been involved . |
| 11 | It should not be forgotten that only the endowed chantries were confiscated under the Chantries Act ; the guilds still continued but more as funeral clubs than intercessionary fraternities . |
| 12 | Rightly , because there was no easy link to be made and only a few years previously the best criminologists were explaining the increase in crime as an inevitable consequence of prosperity . |
| 13 | Normal tissue paper , like most paper , contains acid which encourages fading and decay , including the gradual yellowing of white fabrics , a process which may be seen after only a few years . |
| 14 | Participating and enjoying disability arts could then be seen as only a side-show in the drama of struggle for change , something to provide relief from the tensions of boring or stressful committee meetings . |
| 15 | Under s.26(2) , a plan of the premises need not be lodged but only a site plan is required until the provisional grant is affirmed . |
| 16 | It is obviously rather dangerous to talk too generally , and the above brief survey must be interpreted as only a guide to the average performance of deaf children . |
| 17 | There is a garage/café where souvenirs of a kind can be bought but only a very good marketing man could come up with something stunning from a spot where most of the time nothing is happening . |
| 18 | Although , at current rates , the married couple 's allowance increases to £2,465 where either partner is aged 65 or over , or to £2,505 where either partner is aged 75 or over , it should be noted that only the basic £1,720 is transferable . |
| 19 | Though in this form the list looks a long one , it must be remembered that only a limited number of schools have introduced more than a few changes . |
| 20 | It should be acknowledged that eq 3.1 must be viewed as only an approximation to the true state of affairs . |
| 21 | But this is the general position and in vehicles like Minis it could be argued that such a view can be obtained when only the wiper in front of the driver works , therefore each vehicle must be dealt with separately . |
| 22 | The implication for teaching is that texts or situations should not be devised where only the next level of ‘ difficulty ’ is provided , since these are not necessary . |
| 23 | In principle , it seems unjust that a homicide conviction should not be possible in such a case , if all the other elements can be established and only the ‘ year and a day ’ rule stands in the way . |