Example sentences of "[pers pn] is only [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is only if a strike remains in the news for a long period that anything of its history or underlying causes will emerge and then only in the ‘ quality ’ press , rarely on television or in the tabloid newspapers where most people obtain their information . |
| 2 | It must comprehend alternatives in policy , since it is only if an electoral decision can alter the actions of government that popular control can be said to be established … |
| 3 | It is only because a text formally under-determines its interpretation in context that a space is created for pragmatics . |
| 4 | There is a great need to study the context of such deserted or shrunken settlements , since it is only when a region is studied in its entirety that we can get some idea of the changes which have taken place in settlements and the settlement pattern in the area . |
| 5 | Because — you must all understand — it is only when an exchange is made that we can narrow down the area of search to concentrate our resources . |