Example sentences of "[vb pp] [conj] it [is] only " in BNC.
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| 1 | If speechreading is being considered for someone who is very elderly , it should be recognized that it is only one of many factors . |
| 2 | There is , however , no firm basis for such confidence and , as will be seen to be significant in relation to notions of parliamentary sovereignty , it is by no means universally accepted that it is only the characteristics of the Parliament of England which survived these constitutional upheavals . |
| 3 | Indeed , it could be argued that it is only problems which are set within this framework that are viewed by the legal community as being properly legal . |
| 4 | Indeed , Parry has recently argued that it is only under the conditions of a relatively free market that there is evidence for the entirely disinterested gift , in which calculation should be entirely absent , this being a product of the same emergent duality ( Parry 1986 ) . |
| 5 | More recent research has shown that it is only some carbohydrate foods which cause this problem , not all of them . |
| 6 | The distinction between sheep of hardy and other breeds should be abolished because it is only very loosely related to degree of handicap . |
| 7 | For CASE 1 above it should be noted that it is only necessary to specify the Headword(s) when requesting proofing but you can be more specific if needed . |
| 8 | It should be noted that it is only the sale , and not the supply , of alcoholic liquor outside permitted hours which is authorised by this provision . |
| 9 | Premier League chief Rick Parry has been invited but it is only for the 14 clubs . |
| 10 | That we do not treat animals with at least the same respect that we treat such unfortunate human creatures is seen by the liberationists as ‘ speciesism ’ in its purest form based as it is only upon the anatomical difference . |
| 11 | In the actual examination all the figures are provided and it is only necessary to infer from inspecting the graph or drawing which of four alternatives is the correct one . |
| 12 | It is assumed that it is only the field man who ‘ really knows ’ what is happening ‘ out there ’ . |
| 13 | ‘ She 's always talking about going to see her nephew and his children , but she 's never gone and it 's only because she has n't enough money for the ticket . ’ |
| 14 | He saw something erm he saw a cat and he zoomed out the front door and he was gone and it 's only when he lost sight of the cat he thought about where he was |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | My hon. Friend has correctly identified that it is only by constantly improving the competitiveness of British industry that jobs will be created . |
| 17 | The Chinese have insisted that it is only a matter between sovereign powers but British officials insist that local legislators have the final word on any Sino-British deal . |
| 18 | finds , trying to make room for the cross , he 's tackled and tackled and it 's only a goal kick . |
| 19 | It might be suggested that it is only through the presence of the frame that we recognize the work of art for what it is , perceiving it and responding to it in the appropriate way . |