Example sentences of "but only [conj] it [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is not to say that the position is wrong but only that it is arguable , or in other words , open to conceptual evaluation . |
| 2 | I know you mean well and I do appreciate all you 're doing , but I really am in the middle of a thought and it 's very difficult for me when you keep … look , if it 's really , really important , then please do interrupt me — but only if it 's urgent , OK ? |
| 3 | Schoolchildren are entitled to special equipment , but only if it is expressly provided for in their formal statement of needs . |
| 4 | I am not against physical punishment if it is needed , but only if it is called for . |
| 5 | Giving students skills , information and conceptual abstractions is worthwhile but only if it is usable in the various circumstances of their future lives . |
| 6 | Ice cream ( but only if it is a simple , honest old-fashioned ice not one of those staggeringly exotic multi-storey jobs , rising with layer upon layer of heaven-knows-what and terminating with a big blob of shaving cream ) 150 |
| 7 | A given lexical form may appear at more than one structure point in a proportional series , but only if it is ambiguous : |
| 8 | By the same token , teaching them is important , but only if it is constantly related to their purpose within religions . |
| 9 | But only when it 's far off . |
| 10 | The concept of honour , artificial as it can often seem , can be an abiding emotional force in fiction , but only when it is demonstrated fully and specifically through believable characters as well as believable action . |
| 11 | Like the donkey it is despised by its enemies and mistreated by its friends , but only because it is bound to be treated unfairly when it is seen unrealistically . |