Example sentences of "may only be [art] " in BNC.

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1 It does not have to be a long passage , it may only be a verse .
2 ‘ It may only be a temporary measure .
3 The principal hunting weapon may have been the bow and arrow ; arrows , as with all tools , are rare in early Anglo-Saxon cemeteries ; they are often viewed as weapons of warfare but constitute the most obvious hunting weapon amongst the range of artefacts and their rarity in cemeteries may only be a reflection of their importance to the community .
4 This may only be a curiosity of Cowdery 's Down , for , on other contemporary settlements , pits and other deep features contained numerous seeds and animal bones .
5 Alternatively this may only be a change in the precious metal brought about by necessity , and silver coinage may have continued the earlier function of the gold coinage , as bullion .
6 Dickinson argues for a change in the organisation of the industry as chronologically earlier pairs show less variation than later examples ; this may only be a change in ability and need not relate to changes in the medium used to make models .
7 It may only be a matter of time before MaliVai Washington , for one , sees the family name being represented in the wider context of majority black participation in the sport which has , for so long , been predominantly whites only territory .
8 there are several marked differences in the way that industrialisation has proceeded country-by-country ; that there is no single logic of industrialisation , though there may only be a few paths .
9 ‘ Madam , my TARDIS may only be a type 40 , but you — ‘
10 If this is the case , the changes of the past 30 years may be the first signs of a return to the more traditional population distribution of pre-industrial Britain , but it must also be borne in mind that it takes a very long time to shift major population patterns , and that the present trends may only be a veneer on an underlying and more permanent structure .
11 There may only be a small number of laws , which are self-consistent and which lead to complicated beings like ourselves who can ask the question : What is the nature of God ?
12 Women 's discourse may only be a flawed copy of its male counterpart , but , as Irigaray shows , women can use this apparent deficiency to their advantage by allowing the ‘ bad copy ’ to become a subversive caricature in which the difference between the double and the ‘ original ’ reveals the gender bias underlying male discourse and ( male ) subjectivity ( 1977:73–4 ) .
13 Virgin may only be a small airline , but so far this year it 's Airbus 's biggest customer , that 's because many bigger airlines struggling in a tough market either ca n't afford new planes or are cancelling their orders .
14 Second , they must appreciate that their textual properties may only be a single element in a diverse multimedia development .
15 But this may only be a reality for those who are adaptable in what they are prepared to consider and where they are willing to go to do it .
16 Swindon tofday may only be a town in name and profile but by the twenty-first centurythey 're deternmined it 'll be a city to be reckoned with .
17 If changes in the distribution of income have also occurred , the improvement may only be a potential one .
18 What looks like a dead end may only be the result of personal weakness .
19 But the irregular payments for which Stan Flashman 's club were punished may only be the tip of the iceberg .
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