Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb mod] be [adv] a matter " in BNC.
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| 1 | With luck it may be only a matter of time . |
| 2 | ‘ It may be only a matter of minutes before they break through . ’ |
| 3 | It may be only a matter of time before goals trigger outbreaks of mass aerobics and the odd square dance . |
| 4 | So it looks as though hpGRF and hypothalamic GRF are the same thing in these species , and it should be only a matter of time before it is from the hypothalamus as well . |
| 5 | It might be just a matter of buying time and hoping the Admiral dropped dead of a stroke or something . ’ |
| 6 | If such secret missives were sealed personally by him it might be only a matter of time before Wolsey 's enemies at court and parliament began to point the accusing finger in his direction . |
| 7 | At the age of 26 , it could be only a matter of time before Falconer completes the full set of international honours . |
| 8 | At the age of 26 , it could be only a matter of time before Falconer completes the full set of international honours . |
| 9 | And it was easy to believe that the evidence for test-tube fusion was fairly solid , good enough that it would be only a matter of time before it was proven definitively , especially with the BYU people already claiming to have some independent evidence . |
| 10 | Then it would be purely a matter of waiting for the assassin 's bullet to strike home , or a carefully planned accident to take place . |
| 11 | If all is well , it will be simply a matter of lowering the model gently to the ground from the low level hover position . |
| 12 | It can be only a matter of time before stories of patients being denied care because of lack of resources are in the headlines . |
| 13 | Now that good double blind studies have proved its worth — which Kay chooses to ignore — the technique is becoming increasingly available under the NHS , and it can be only a matter of time before his conversion is assured . |