Example sentences of "if it [is] only [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it is only a small job , will I need Building Regulation Approval or Planning Permission ? |
| 2 | If there is not this feeling , if it is only a raising of the leg , the arabesque becomes intolerable nonsense . ’ |
| 3 | You can find other good things too , even if it is only a matter of degrees . |
| 4 | And the amount the tip is moved reveals the height of the protuberance , even if it is only a single atom high . |
| 5 | Liam Brady and his players certainly deserve something from the season , even if it is only a back door into Europe . |
| 6 | Give the other person something , even if it is only a name card , or piece of paper with notes on it . |
| 7 | If it puts the cat at a major disadvantage then the answer is obvious , but if it is only a minor disadvantage then the cat breeders split into two warring camps . |
| 8 | This will make you look shifty even if it is only a result of nerves . |
| 9 | If you are disabled in any way ( even if it is only a minor disability it could become worse as you grow older ) then you must view a flat from the point of view of your ease of movement . |
| 10 | Moreover , when you have a pet , even if it is only a goldfish , it means that you never come home to an empty house . |
| 11 | The redeemed memory loses all value if it is only a formal , public rehearsal . |
| 12 | THE parents of missing Nicola Payne begged yesterday for news about their daughter — even if it is only a clue to where her body is buried . |
| 13 | Every time the series is shown in Nicaragua , Zimbabwe , Iceland or wherever , I 'm sent something even if it is only a few shillings . |
| 14 | Every advertisement has to appear in some advertising medium or other , even if it is only a roadside sign or a newsagent 's window . |
| 15 | Think of yourself as an expert witness while you are writing your report , even if it is only a lab. report . |
| 16 | If it is only a breach of warranty or if the buyer accepts the goods , the damages are prima facie assessed according to the difference between the value of the goods on the date they should have been delivered and their value ( if lower ) when actually delivered . |
| 17 | Most people will offer something even if it is only a few per cent for cash on delivery . |
| 18 | Chris Young , Chelmsford : ‘ If you were to believe that people buy a record by The Smiths because they wish to change something , even if it is only the music industry , then you are being very naïve about things . |
| 19 | Do n't say the product is unique if it is only another " me too " product and do n't say it 's new if it is only the packaging which has changed . |
| 20 | and you are allowed to take the occasional extra , if it is only the occasional extra , |
| 21 | A dancer coming forwards can convey a variety of meaning : giving a greeting ; asking a question , even if it is only an inquisitive movement of the head ; saying Yes , or agreeing with a nod or with a particular wave of the hand ; giving something with arms circling outwards , e.g. Natalia and the Tutor when they open their arms to each other ; or merely proffering a hand at the beginning of a dance , e.g. Paris offering his hand to Juliet . |
| 22 | If you are in an agency without someone trying to sell you something , even if it is only an old joke or a cup of coffee , within five minutes , you should be suspicious . |
| 23 | So if the kitchen is large enough to take any sort of eating surface — even if it is only an extension of a counter top to make a breakfast and supper bar , this is obviously a bonus . |
| 24 | Breathes there a woman with soul so dead that she can take a trip round Bath 's exhilarating architecture without wanting to take home ‘ a touch of the Georgians ’ — even if it 's only a silver spoon ? |
| 25 | If two people meet socially , face to face , sooner or later one of them will speak , or acknowledge in some way the presence of the other — even if it 's only a nod . |
| 26 | Plan room to ‘ breathe ’ and have space you can move into — even if it 's only a corridor where you have coffee — that gives your audience and the room a break . |
| 27 | Both can be seen as genuine attempts at making something out of nothing , attempts at getting something even if it 's only a laugh out of a life which , in many cases , by 16 has already run into a collection of brick walls labelled ‘ unemployment ’ , ‘ shit jobs ’ and ‘ routine brushes with the Law ’ . |
| 28 | ‘ Oh , well , if it 's only a medical check , I can go to that American nursing home at Cannes . ’ |
| 29 | If it 's only a story , I 'll marry you . |
| 30 | And I think that somewhere along the line , erm , even if it 's only a moderate sum , we should make definite erm , approaches to start the ball rolling in this preventative effect , because I think we 're going , every , every budget head in the whole of the county or anythi or anybody else who 's got a budget , is going to pay the penalty , so I would like that to see if there 's any movement , any way we can address that particular problem , er , during our , our discussions . |