Example sentences of "it is [vb pp] only [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is broken only when his neighbour is injured and not before . |
| 2 | An alternative is that under conditions which are maximally unfavourable for plural reference , when a plural reference is made , it is made only because no strain exists in those ( rare ) cases . |
| 3 | ‘ Much of the structure of the Constitution is now mere form ; it is tolerated only because in practice its form is no indication of the way it functions . ’ |
| 4 | Rather , in this context the word ‘ I ’ is idle , superfluous ; it is used only because Descartes is habituated to the use of ‘ I ’ in expressing his thoughts and feelings to other people . |
| 5 | It is used only if the origin of the report must be described in greater detail than is possible in the opening statement of the body . |