Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [conj] it [be] only " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alfred 's shop looked as though it had been closed and deserted for months ; it was hard to believe that it was only three days since a few people , at least , had been entering through the rickety door with its small glass panes to buy patent medicines or seek advice . |
| 2 | But it is important to realize that it is only relatively recently , especially during the 1980s , that the full picture has begun to emerge . |
| 3 | They are also happy to accept that it is only because we have these mental states that we behave as we do . |
| 4 | It was important to remember that it was only a few hours since Floy and Snodgrass had left Tara , the Shining Citadel , the Bright Palace , and that there was not very much that could have gone wrong for them in those few hours . |
| 5 | That night he was unable to sleep and it was only after taking aspirin tablets that he was able to get any rest . |
| 6 | It is important to note that it was only the statements of this man and his wife which contained any evidence of Paisley 's knowledge of the crimes , and the juries determined that they were not trustworthy witnesses . |
| 7 | 14–16 ) was right to say that it was only with the Peloponnesian War that the real migration from country to city took place . |