Example sentences of "is only [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | To claim that explanation in geography can go no further is only to say that it is inadequate to its task , and ignores the fact that many geographers are going further : |
| 2 | They exist ‘ merely as a means ’ which is only to say that , lacking language and self-consciousness , they are unable to plan and debate projects of their own as do moral agents . |
| 3 | Role ‘ It is only fitting that the standard of his office should reflect his role . |
| 4 | After all in an age where everyone is becoming more environmentally aware , perhaps it is only fitting that even artists are getting into recycling . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | He is only saying that after a certain point in his life he himself did not doubt . |
| 7 | ‘ Anyway , you know that Tim is only saying that because he wants you to marry him . |
| 8 | He adds , however , that to recognize the point is only to recognize that testing is what matters . |
| 9 | 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 . |