Example sentences of "[conj] it [is] only [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not necessary for the building society to be joined as a party to a registered land transfer where it is only receiving the benefit of a covenant to observe and perform the terms of the mortgage by the wife ( and not releasing the husband ) because it can enforce the covenant without being a party ( Chelsea and Walham Green Building Society v Armstrong [ 1951 ] Ch 853 ) . |
| 2 | a bad scene that it 's only gon na be on certain jobs . |
| 3 | However , in a foreword to the report , Lady Howe , the campaign 's chairman , stresses that the initiative is a long-term one and that it is only beginning to get underway . |
| 4 | This information can be used in equation ( 3 ) to calculate the cost of equity finance : Assuming a corporation tax rate of 40 per cent , we now have all the information to use equation ( 1 ) to calculate the firm 's cost of capital : This is the appropriate cost of capital for this firm providing that it is only considering further investments that have the same risk characteristics as those previously evaluated , and that its gearing ( that is , the ratio of debt to equity ) is not expected to change in the foreseeable future . |
| 5 | Some of the barriers I 've built up are going to be chipped away and it 's only going to take one incident and I 'm going to be stuffed . |
| 6 | I could have said anything , made an excuse , but I wanted to be straight and it 's only making things worse . ’ |
| 7 | After all , the survey will have to be done at some stage and it is only going to be helpful to carry out a pilot if it tells the designer something he did not know . |
| 8 | Before any committal warrant is issued , the magistrates court must hold a means inquiry , and it is only following that that a warrant can be issued . |
| 9 | ( Ends sufficient in themselves , it will be remembered , include for us anything chosen however briefly for its own sake , even if it is only lazing in a deckchair in the sun . ) |
| 10 | If you have a really bad cellulite problem I suggest you follow the diet and try and take some sensible form of daily exercise even if it is only walking the dog for a couple of miles . |
| 11 | All of us like to receive support from others when we have a problem , even if it is only talking things over with friends . |
| 12 | Not all people who decide to work from home will be lucky enough to have a ready-made office space and they will need to make changes in their accommodation , even if it is only finding a place to keep the computer and the phone . |
| 13 | ‘ Do n't worry , Mrs Aggie , ’ she said ; ‘ I 'll get me own back on her before I leave this place , you 'll see , if it 's only kicking her shins . ’ |
| 14 | But , if it 's only hanging by a thread , let it fall apart and build something new from the components . |
| 15 | As one church planter has said : ‘ When Jesus comes back , I want to be doing something for God , even if it 's only making mistakes . ’ |
| 16 | Even if it 's only stretching out your hand to receive the gift , it 's something yo you all of us have to do . |
| 17 | BT can afford to take a smaller profit , of course , but it is only doing that because it has been shamed into doing so by its customers . |
| 18 | Some may baulk at such a suggestion but it is only making explicit what archivists do implicitly . |
| 19 | The council will balance its budget this year but it 's only getting an increase of 6.5 per cent and it needs 8 per cent . |
| 20 | But it 's only happening in some less developed countries . |
| 21 | I know but it 's only giving you one |
| 22 | We talked about how fast you can make a 1.1 MkII Escort run when it 's only firing on three cylinders and how to make it run on three cylinders when it wants to run on just two . |