Example sentences of "it [is] only [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | and things like that and it only , it 's only become and really it 's only actually set up as a business school quite recently as well , I mean what in the past ten years or something |
| 2 | And years ago I used to have sciatica , round the nerve and but it 's only happens when I sit and then the last thing so I went to the doctors the other day and what they do , they see us around bash on , on the knee on the nerve and she said , all my muscles have gone ! |
| 3 | It 's only washed and ironed yesterday . |
| 4 | When an addition is made to the system of state-provided services , it is only made because there is a general opinion that the time is ripe for it and that such provision is ‘ only right ’ . |
| 5 | In contrast , the value of the option contract can not be negative since it is only exercised if it has a positive value . |
| 6 | It is only done after tests on animals show that ‘ the product will be safe under normal conditions , ’ a Ciba spokesman , Anita Friedland , told New Scientist . |
| 7 | It is only created if a QAO log entry is actioned by a process model for that module . |
| 8 | Role ‘ It is only fitting that the standard of his office should reflect his role . |
| 9 | After all in an age where everyone is becoming more environmentally aware , perhaps it is only fitting that even artists are getting into recycling . |
| 10 | Whenever they let a letter pass , it is only to encourage and watch for the answer . |
| 11 | It is only extinguished or " barred " because the claim it gives to land has been allowed to remain unpressed for a long time in face of a rival title … the effect of the Act is to eliminate . |
| 12 | When families like those in the novels of Ivy Compton-Burnett hold on to their houses at all costs , it is only to discover that their houses hold on to them . |
| 13 | Before any committal warrant is issued , the magistrates court must hold a means inquiry , and it is only following that that a warrant can be issued . |
| 14 | Like all prisoners of circumstance , you will probably reflect a good deal on the whole subject of ‘ time ’ and of its strange habits of hanging , dragging , or running out too quickly , but if you decide to use and dominate it , instead of allowing it to dominate you , you will inevitably come to the conclusion that it is only wasted if it is thrown away , never when it is offered freely , as a gift of love . |
| 15 | It is only used once you have improved considerably , for example , when you have reached RYA Level 3 . |
| 16 | However , it is only used if the record is in overflow . |
| 17 | Silk is also used as a foundation material ; it is extremely strong , keeps its shape , and can be spun into very fine strands , but because of its cost it is only used when exceptionally fine knotting is required . |
| 18 | But of course it is only reassuring if the person can be relied on to be there whenever the need arises — and you can be sure that that is bound to be during the last class hour on the longest teaching day of the week . |