Example sentences of "be only [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ , I seem to be saying where I am only because there is another use of ‘ Here ’ , as for example in answer to ‘ Where 's the thimble ? ’ , in which I am saying where something is . |
| 2 | This is not to say that all theories of legitimacy are only or merely ‘ rationalizations ’ ; rather , it is to say that they have an element of rationalization in them . |
| 3 | At the present time , as we have described , the problem with daytime sleep is believed to be only that it is too short . |
| 4 | A banquet-hall deserted — Broadstone Station would henceforth be only that to thousands for whom it had for long been associated with happiness — the happiness of the day 's work , the happiness of companionship , the happiness of simply being alive on a fine day . |
| 5 | If scio was not thought adequate at classical law , the reason can be only that it did not make sufficiently clear that the testator intended a trustee to be legally obliged to make property over to a beneficiary . |
| 6 | It expresses an attitude to the law as an aspect of that society ( which it can be only if the law is felt to express social conventions and outlook ) . |
| 7 | An individual tachyon whizzing backwards through time is not going to have any discernible effect on the past : it would be only when streams of them were encoded and transmitted to hypothetical ‘ tachyon detectors ’ that the paradoxes would begin . |
| 8 | To the extent that the Home Secretary suggested that the Act did not involve any extension of the Government 's powers , this could be only because in practice the guidelines were being exceeded for , as has been pointed out subsequently , the phrase ‘ national security ’ is not confined to major subversion or espionage ( Lloyd , 1987 ) . |
| 9 | ‘ And that might be only because of her figure , ’ said Penelope . |
| 10 | Now , strangely , Spalding have come up with a ball which measures 1.717 but which they call simply a 1.72 — the legal requirement regarding size , as stipulated in Clause ( b ) of Appendix III of the Rules of Golf , being only that the diameter of the ball shall be not less than 1.680 inches ( 42.67mm ) . |
| 11 | They have decided not to declare the company in default for the time being only because of the continuing discussions between Eurotunnel and the contractors , Transmanche Link . |
| 12 | It does not come into being only when instantiated . |
| 13 | It 's only after I 've mastered the basic moves that I can begin to concentrate on the emotions . ’ |
| 14 | It 's only while they stay so in-house as a D S O , that we have to be so careful about what we do and what we do n't . |
| 15 | I 'm strong in mind , too , though it 's only since the kids that I 've got more patient and confident . |
| 16 | ‘ It 's only since we saw the video that we found out whose boot it was . |
| 17 | That one of Selby 's you know it was fine until they put an extension in just er a key station as soon as they did that this one started acting up , so he said it 's only since we did that , he said it happened the day after we put that in , I said okay , disconnected it , still did it , disconnected it at the , end here , still did it , erased it from the program so it did n't even know it existed , still did it |
| 18 | It 's only since the Second World War I think that a few nations , especially the , the , the highly socialist ones with a strong erm directed policy of sports , in sports and education , have begun to put an amount of effort into sports training which the less socialistic and less state concentrated countries like our own have found a , a bit offensive . |
| 19 | You 'll have to go into a local hostel temporarily — but that 's only so they can check on a few things . |
| 20 | Right okay I 'm not quite sure who you 've got ta see , but erm if we go back round that way it 's only so you |
| 21 | It 's only that I can not stand possessiveness , it diminishes people . ’ |
| 22 | I hope you do n't mind my telling you , it 's only that I thought you ought to know . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ It 's only that I think , maybe , that it 's more the vice of America — no , not vice , I do n't think , but difficulty — to be moralistic in politics . |
| 24 | It 's only that she might be passed out in the back yard . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ It 's only that this is such a vast place , ’ said Snodgrass , firmly . |
| 26 | ‘ It 's only that we 'd like to see you happy … ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Oh , it 's only that I feel I 've been wasting my life ! |
| 28 | " I hate to cut you short , " said Richard from the hatch , " it 's only that I can hardly expect my staff to be in time if I 'm late myself . " |
| 29 | It 's only that I have n't been able to get to the bank , being ill and all that , and I have n't got any money for the rent . |
| 30 | It 's only that I 'm sharing text books with the others |