Example sentences of "be only a matter of time " in BNC.

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1 From there it had been only a matter of time until he was given his own prison .
2 With luck it may be only a matter of time .
3 So it looks as though hpGRF and hypothalamic GRF are the same thing in these species , and it should be only a matter of time before it is from the hypothalamus as well .
4 All that has happened in tokamaks has been consistent with the 1970 view , formulated by Lev Artsimovich , that achieving the conditions required for thermonuclear ignition in tokamaks would be only a matter of time and of larger machines and the development of ways of heating the plasma .
5 And it was easy to believe that the evidence for test-tube fusion was fairly solid , good enough that it would be only a matter of time before it was proven definitively , especially with the BYU people already claiming to have some independent evidence .
6 It can be only a matter of time before stories of patients being denied care because of lack of resources are in the headlines .
7 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 .
8 It seems to be only a matter of time before sufficient urification is achieved routinely to permit the full range of diagnosis based on the polymerase chain reaction as above .
9 If such secret missives were sealed personally by him it might be only a matter of time before Wolsey 's enemies at court and parliament began to point the accusing finger in his direction .
10 It ought to be only a matter of time before the brothers are forced to sell the company .
11 At the age of 26 , it could be only a matter of time before Falconer completes the full set of international honours .
12 At the age of 26 , it could be only a matter of time before Falconer completes the full set of international honours .
13 It may be only a matter of time before goals trigger outbreaks of mass aerobics and the odd square dance .
14 It 's only a matter of time before we will see a Centre Centre , where the visitor can enjoy a fascinating audio-visual presentation of the large varieties of Centres throughout Scotland .
15 Although it has n't happened yet I 'm sure it 's only a matter of time before he makes a pass at me .
16 It 's only a matter of time . ’
17 It 's only a matter of time before we give some team a damn good hiding . ’
18 They set you up , they say you 're hot , and it 's only a matter of time before they 're saying you 're cold . ’
19 it 's only a matter of time
20 With this drug it 's only a matter of time . ’
21 And even though we 've issued ‘ D ’ notices on these events , it 's only a matter of time before we have a panic on our hands . ’
22 It 's only a matter of time now before they find some forensic evidence linking him to the scene of the crime . ’
23 It 's only a matter of time . ’
24 ‘ It 's only a matter of time before you 'll capitulate beneath the barrage of endearments .
25 They think it 's only a matter of time before he breaks .
26 It 's only a matter of time before they charge him . ’
27 If he has n't already killed somebody , then it 's only a matter of time .
28 And once that has happened , it 's only a matter of time . ’
29 Although , of course , it 's only a matter of time until we do . ’
30 Apparently it 's only a matter of time . ’
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