Example sentences of "can [be] only a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But for her the chance of actually buying can be only a dream . |
| 2 | The Andean lines , like the British leys , are only rarely associated with astronomical orientations , so archaeoastronomy can be only a part of the linear mystery , not vice versa . |
| 3 | Suffering happens , is not chosen , is a ‘ misfortune ’ ; shall we say that , since by nature attention quickens only as a function of the organism striving towards its goals , the optimum of internal and external stimulation to awareness can be only a matter of chance ? |
| 4 | It can be only a matter of time before stories of patients being denied care because of lack of resources are in the headlines . |
| 5 | Now that good double blind studies have proved its worth — which Kay chooses to ignore — the technique is becoming increasingly available under the NHS , and it can be only a matter of time before his conversion is assured . |