Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] it is only " in BNC.
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| 1 | This argument has its attractions , and I note by way of analogy with the statutory authority cases that it is only a nuisance inevitably resulting from the authorised works on which immunity is conferred . |
| 2 | This has been the case with many traditional British companies and it is only now that they are really being exposed to greater change . |
| 3 | These older boards still sail perfectly well in lighter winds and it is only when you start improving to stronger wind conditions that the difference becomes apparent . |
| 4 | ‘ In future there will be no access through these gardens but it is only two swims and the rest of the canal can be accessed via other routes . |
| 5 | If you can manage a visit of two to three days ( or even just one day ) it is well worth it — the modern boat takes 1½ hours and it is only a matter of minutes in the small jet aircraft . |
| 6 | The coffee came with Unicum , a bitter spirit so much beloved by Hungarians that it is only available in expensive restaurants and hard-currency shops . |
| 7 | However the subscription has not gone up for 2 years and it is only a 15p per week rise . |
| 8 | Literature on the use of traditional Chinese medicine has existed in China for over 4000 years but it is only in recent times that western scientists have been alerted to its hidden potential . |
| 9 | Some additional information has emerged but , unfortunately , mouse chromosomes have not responded well to the high resolution techniques developed for human chromosomes and it is only recently that a higher resolution idiogram has been published ( 14 ) . |
| 10 | For centuries the practice of philosophy has been overwhelmingly the prerogative of men but it is only recently that feminist analysis has made it possible to see the distorting effect of this historical fact . |
| 11 | Such centrally funded schemes have tended to be supported by claims that it is only by central intervention that particular objectives can be achieved . |
| 12 | AIB engineers are not afraid of getting their hands dirty ; in fact , they claim that they are lucky on most occasions if it is only their hands . |
| 13 | Terraces , walls , lawns and borders all play their parts but it is only by judicious planting that we can ensure as much joy in January as in June . |
| 14 | In this instance , that is in the interests of taxpayers and also of managers and employees because it is only through learning what the values are and what the method of bidding is that they will achieve a learning curve . |