Example sentences of "be but a " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 're but a sprout of a Squat . ’ |
| 2 | The stillness at dawn had been but a prelude . |
| 3 | ‘ It must be the full moon , ’ Lee grumbled , melting butter in a saucepan , and then remembered that the moon had been but a sliver the previous night . |
| 4 | And for those whose familiarity with the Irish composer John Field has been but a brief bumble through the simpler of his nocturnes , to hear O'Conor 's enthusiasm is to experience some of the ripple of Field 's remarkable melodic flow . |
| 5 | She has n't been one of the harvesters , she 's been but a gleaner , but God has provided for her . |
| 6 | Although Grant was the expert of the group , they both knew enough to realise that the equipment stacked around was sophisticated , and far too much for Titron if she had been but an ordinary container ship . |
| 7 | On the accession of Henry Tudor , the Shepherd Lord , as the young Clifford was known , was given back his lands and his faithful retainer knighted at his request ; ‘ I am but a simple man , Your Majesty , and I know not how I should be styled , ’ the good servant protested . |
| 8 | He says " I am but a signpost pointing the way " . |
| 9 | I am but a poor clerk ! |
| 10 | ‘ Dear lady , I am but an errand boy in the Foreign Service … ’ |
| 11 | These are but a few of the hazards that can wreck the look and expression of the choreographic design . |
| 12 | These are but a handful of key motor racing personalities round whom Prost weaves an absorbing range of anecdotes and gossip . |
| 13 | These are but a few of the variables . |
| 14 | All chalks , including Belemnite chalk , are fundamentally composed of coccoliths ; the belemnites are but a tiny percentage and are also to be found in some seams of Micraster chalk to a greater or lesser degree . |
| 15 | These are but a few of the self-created problems we 've seen around the festivals . |
| 16 | Yes , it 's all go on the rumour exchange and let me stress that these are but a few of the juiciest . |
| 17 | And whenever you wish to venture beyond the peaceful slumber of the countryside , you 'll find that many lively towns and villages with intriguing names are but a short drive away . |
| 18 | Yet whenever you feel the urge to venture forth into civilisation again — perhaps for a romantic dinner a deux , or a soothing massage in the capable hands of a master masseur — the first class Hotel and adjoining Country Club are but a short walk from your front door . |
| 19 | Of course if you are inclined towards more leisurely pursuits , you 'll find that many interesting and beautiful places to explore are but a short drive away . |
| 20 | Yet the ideas used to justify the existence and work of the media , such as the ‘ freedom of the press ’ , are ideas whose true meanings are but a memory of past struggles in very different circumstances . |
| 21 | These are but a few of the principal sources of authoritative information that AIB look to when their own knowledge of a subject is insufficient to resolve the problem at hand . |
| 22 | Early flowering plants such as marsh marigolds , spring squill and thrift are but a memory as the rich smell of cloves wafts across the fields from the stands of bog asphodel . |
| 23 | The numbers of ‘ tumuli ’ — burial mounds of the Bronze Age — as well as the site of Arbury Banks — are but a pale reflection of the dense prehistoric and later settlement in this area . |
| 24 | The motivation for the ideator is quite varied : playfulness , fear of failure , and stress reduction are but a few . |
| 25 | This is largely due to the fact that the cost of prototypes in their industry are but a fraction of that of an aircraft . |
| 26 | Master administrator , father figure , the last hope for flared trousers , these are but a few of the attributes a manager must posses . |
| 27 | There are a variety of excellent schools in the area , and the playing fields and tennis course of North Oxford are but a short walk away . |
| 28 | Among orthodox men of learning the biblical axiom that species are fixed entities established by God at the Creation gradually became qualified by the doctrine of plenitude , the Great Chain of Being , which declared that God , as artist creator , would necessarily have created all possible creatures in all possible worlds , and that the creatures which we now know on earth are but a fraction of those which exist in the universe . |
| 29 | The past 45 years are but a fraction of more than 2,000 years of recorded European civilisation , yet we have achieved much . |
| 30 | The Grand Hotel , Brighton , the Caledonian Hotel , Edinburgh and the luxury liner QEII are but a few of their more noteworthy contracts . |