Example sentences of "but [adj] [is] only a " in BNC.
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| 1 | They have to keep a logbook but that 's only a check to make sure that nobody 's leaving a mess in the common areas and we only have it because we 've found that some residents can have problems because they 've become deskilled in certain things . |
| 2 | But that 's only a palliative . ’ |
| 3 | You see something advertised like ‘ The Four Seasons ’ : well , everyone knows the famous bit , but that 's only a quarter of it . |
| 4 | ‘ Yes , but that 's only a technicality . |
| 5 | ‘ But that 's only a hundred and fifty a week . ’ |
| 6 | But that 's only a story . |
| 7 | ‘ In another location I would probably have a full dining room every night , but that is only a part of what is important to me . |
| 8 | This can be seen throughout Formen in his struggles with the word ‘ property ’ , but that is only a beginning . |
| 9 | But that is only a reason for saying that the value is not really there in the world if we presuppose a scientistic view of reality for which it is of itself necessarily ‘ motivationally inert ’ and cognizable in a manner which has nothing essentially to do with being attracted or repelled by it . |
| 10 | The heads of the different divisions might feel that it should be so but that is only a claim of ego and emotion . |
| 11 | But that is only a small part of the single currency argument . |
| 12 | But that is only a relatively short term thing again , and that period will consist |
| 13 | There is every reason for more unmarried mothers receiving maintenance from the fathers of their children ; but this is only a small part of the problem . |
| 14 | It seems a pity that the gun does not come with a reflector nozzle ( to work near window panes without cracking the glass , for example ) , but this is only a minor point . |
| 15 | But this is only a first step to scientific study , and two questions naturally follow : having found D what use is it ? |
| 16 | Perhaps the blocking antibodies are all-important and can cope with the increased antigenic differences in hybrids , but this is only a speculation , and more work needs to be done . |
| 17 | 5 million children in lone-parent households but this is only a single snapshot count and the number of children currently estimated to be in step-families ( between 1 and 1 . |
| 18 | But this is only a ground for drawing a strong contrast between them and ‘ primary qualities ’ like shape , for those who , like Mackie , take a strong realist line about the latter which I find unacceptable . |
| 19 | As we have noted , the South Pole lies about midway between Achernar and the Southern Cross , but this is only a rough guide , and the nearest brightish star to the polar point , Beta Hydri , is some distance away . |
| 20 | It may be possible to devise a system for including greater objectivity into descriptions , and Dr Peacock has been very helpful in laying down guidelines , which it is hoped will be published before long , but this is only a step in the right direction towards a fuller understanding of manufacturing processes , marketing and distribution , and the size and historical development of each industry . |
| 21 | More than ever is it apparent that Jack Brymer 's beautifully played long solo clarinet cadenza was recorded separately from the rest of the score and in a slightly different acoustic , but this is only a very slight distraction . |
| 22 | But this is only a tongue-tip taste of the political dilemma Harrison faces . |
| 23 | Dedicated football fan that he is , Anderson attempts to give advice to Crisp and Broadbent in a long and excited utterance , but this is only a part of the whole picture because his enthusiasm for the topic , implicated by the length of the turn , conflicts with the hesitancy he also displays . |
| 24 | But this is only a basic set so I mean we 'll know when there 's a tube yeah |