Example sentences of "only [noun] [be] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her only excuse was that it had happened so quickly — too quickly . |
| 2 | The loss should not fall on the totally innocent taxpayer whose only fault is that it paid what the legislature improperly said was due . |
| 3 | The only difference was that it said Phd at the end of it |
| 4 | The only snag is that it costs £125 + VAT to attend . |
| 5 | My only criticism is that it does n't come out often enough . |
| 6 | Ami Pro 3.0 does have a word count facility — it is in the Doc Info box accessed via the file menu and so my only complaint is that it entails a four stage process — select File , Select Doc Info , select Update and select OK or cancel to return to your document . |
| 7 | The only trouble is that it lies quite close to a footbridge and as soon as anyone walks across it I can guarantee I will not get a bite for at least an hour afterwards . |
| 8 | The only trouble is that it gives me an American accent . |
| 9 | His only comment was that it took work to be a politician : ‘ I 'd get caught out . ’ |
| 10 | We now have a splendid new bypass road for which thank you very much , the only problem is that it has halved the traffic but doubled the speeds . |
| 11 | The only problem was that it did n't work out quite as we were expecting it to … |
| 12 | SIR Edward du Cann has been walking a financial tightrope for so long that the only surprise is that it has taken him so long finally to fall off . |