Example sentences of "only [adj] [noun sg] [be] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only technical difficulty is that it 's difficult in a family where there 's two children perhaps one 's well off and can pay , and the other ca n't , so you you 've got technical problems there . |
| 2 | Her only coherent thought was that she should never have come back to stay in Wickrithe . |
| 3 | A MOTHER is living in a nightmare from which her only possible escape is that her tiny daughter may win her fight for life . |
| 4 | As a matter of interpretation the only possible answer is that it can not . |
| 5 | The only possible explanation is that it is employed by mother cats when out with their nearly fully-grown kittens , to help focus their attention on potential prey , as part of a general hunt-training process . |
| 6 | The only possible explanation is that they are holding a wooden effigy . |
| 7 | The only possible explanation is that the new Bill is needed as a diversion , an event to divert attention from the real needs of the prison system , needs which the Government do not and will not face . |
| 8 | The only possible risk is that one or both might change while the deal was being made . |
| 9 | ‘ The only odd thing is that according to the military history , the place had been overrun by American First Army , either the 3rd or 9th Division , I ca n't quite make out their boundary line , nearly two weeks before . ’ |
| 10 | My only candid opinion is that the thing is so loosely couched and phrased that we could claim we have and they could we have n't . |
| 11 | The only editorial guideline was that the subject should have something to do with leisure software for home computers . |
| 12 | The only interesting question is whether or not Marxism can actually explain these phenomena . |
| 13 | The only conceivable answer is that there is more to life than molecules ; that behind the sensory level of experience , we are dealing with a complex and dynamic tapestry of Mind energy . |
| 14 | The only different rule is that the ball can bounce twice . |
| 15 | This kind of music , of which I contributed my own part , deliberately aimed at beginning anew , ignoring the conventions of the past ; the only universal ideal was that the new music should be completely unlike whatever was heard before . |
| 16 | The only sad note was that I missed the second half and was given no credit for our victory , despite masterminding the whole tactical approach to the game . |
| 17 | The only real drawback is that anybody who 's seen him live on TV earlier this year will find his set in dire need of fresh material . |
| 18 | The only real worry is that , to finance a strategy driven by buying other firms , Hanson keeps a large cash balance — £7 billion at the last count . |
| 19 | The music of The Wizard of Oz is , of course , more familiar to most people , and it 's performed well here : Gillian Beven 's Dorothy , very much in the Judy Garland mould , is featured in every strong , providing sound foundation for each , and my only real grouch was that the children 's chorus was far less easy on the ear than that used in Oliver . |
| 20 | Though he had enjoyed his little investigations and masquerades , his only real discovery was that Nigel Steen had tried to disguise the fact of driving down to Streatley on the night of Saturday 8th December . |
| 21 | The only real hiccup was that the local DHSS would not assess my benefits until I had moved in , and social services were not prepared to finalise the amount of their commitment until they knew the DHSS 's ! |
| 22 | Personally , my only real complaint is that a bright yellow book with WINDOWS FOR DUMMIES in big black letters on the front is not the ideal reading if you want to look suave and sophisticated . |
| 23 | In many cases , this delayed start will not be noticeable , especially if there is no important action right at the beginning ; the only real effect is that the shot is about one second shorter than you intended , and you will soon learn to allow for this by adding a second or so to the time before you press the button to end the shot . |
| 24 | With Dugdale retires ( to the pool and pool table ) , Swanson 's only real challenge was whether he could win four out of four — a feat beyond him in 1990 when he was beaten on the beach . |
| 25 | Its only real fault was that it was ahead of its time . |
| 26 | The only real difference is that it now seems to have been taken over by the 22 clubs who , having escaped Football League control , no longer find their pursuit of commercial success frustrated by the decisive voting power of their poor relations . |
| 27 | Head of Department : ‘ The only real difference is that it includes paint . |
| 28 | The only real difference was that when the weather was favourable we arrived at the site one hour before dawn to set the nets . |
| 29 | By this time the only real difference was that broadcasters lost their separate status along with certain privileges in pensions and related matters , and became civil servants . |
| 30 | No , no but th erm erm , the only real difference was that lots and lots of the trolley buses were of the utility type . |