Example sentences of "but it be the only [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Similarly , the universe may not be in the state defined by a sum over nonsingular histories , but it is the only state in which science could predict how the universe should be . |
| 2 | It wo n't do any good but it is the only way that I can reply to your last love letter or apologize for that cruel punch at your face . |
| 3 | This does feel a bit like you are trying to blow your eyeballs out of your ears , but it is the only way to avoid disaster . |
| 4 | " But it is the only way to save the country . |
| 5 | The scattering of maps is random and often difficult to read , but it is the only catalogue to illustrate a Chacmool in the supine position with head turned that impressed Henry Moore . |
| 6 | In a way the proposal that the state of the universe is determined by a sum over only nonsingular histories is like the drunk looking for his key under the lamp-post : It may not be where he lost it , but it is the only place where he might find it . |
| 7 | I know it 's not exactly fashionable at the moment , but it 's the only hope we 've got . ’ |
| 8 | In the short term , he explains , ‘ Confrontation can be even more painful , but it 's the only way , in the end , to treat the underlying reason for over-spending . |
| 9 | But it 's the only way I know how to sing . ’ |
| 10 | It looks like an insane risk , but it 's the only way to go , so the adventurers will do it eventually . |
| 11 | It might be messy and painful but it 's the only way out . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ But it 's the only way I 'd consider . |
| 13 | But it 's the only way I could see , see him getting those grass stains by doing wheelbarrows . |
| 14 | ‘ We ca n't compete with that but it 's the only reason these players would need to leave Newcastle . |
| 15 | ‘ Could be , but it 's the only lead we 've got . ’ |
| 16 | This place is nowhere for you but it 's the only place you can exist . |
| 17 | ‘ It 's funny , ’ she said , ‘ but it 's the only place I feel I 'd like to stay . |
| 18 | Andrew Smith says Oxford is probably no different to anywhere else , but it 's the only place monitoring the code . |
| 19 | ‘ So we 've got au identification on the wrong man but it 's the only path through the mire . |
| 20 | At first I could n't believe it , it seemed ludicrous , but it 's the only explanation that fits the facts . ’ |
| 21 | A spokesman for Swift securities , the finance company which repossessed the house , says they deeply regret having to enforce the eviction , but it was the only course of action left open to them . |
| 22 | No they do n't , but it was the only accent I could think of at the time . |
| 23 | I do n't think he was just too impressed with this set up but it was the only chance anyway so . |
| 24 | It might not be easy , but it was the only way forward . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'm sorry if I hurt you but it was the only way I could do 'im some damage . ’ |
| 26 | Appearing cool and calm would be difficult , but it was the only way to deal with this man . |
| 27 | The public consultation exercise that was part of that erm Greater York study , and quite clearly the Greater York study was not a statutory plan , it was an informal plan , but it was the only way really that progress could be made in the absence erm of adopted local plans in Greater York , it was essential that that document was pursued to give a framework for the preparation of district local plans er and the greenbelt local plan , and the resolution that followed the consultation and the long body of work , and I 'll read it out , was that the development strategy for Greater York from ninety six to two thousand and six should be based on agreed sites within and on the periphery of the built up area , and that the residual requirement be met for the development of a new settlement or settlements located beyond the outer boundary erm of the greenbelt , a quite clearly there 's a major policy implication there that a new settlement was not acceptable within the greenbelt but would have to be er outside the outer boundary of the greenbelt , and the public consultation on that er study er attracted widespread support for a new settlement strategy in Greater York , all six authorities agreed that that was the direction er that had to be taken , it also had another benefit in that it enabled work on the York greenbelt local plan erm to proceed and that has now been taken forward to the stage where the enquiry terminated in May , it 's a joint enquiry in the greenbelt local plan enquiry , with a Southern Ryedale local plan enquiry in April ninety three , and we would hope that the inspectors report on that six month enquiry , when he considered all the objections to the er greenbelt proposals of the County Council , largely supported by the er District Council will be available er in the near future . |
| 28 | Now , such a humbling would not be easy for Ruth and Naomi but it was the only way for them . |
| 29 | ‘ . The transformation of the industry would undoubtedly be both costly and painful but it was the only means by which it could ensure a future for itself . |
| 30 | I did n't really know them — I 'd been too shy to make friends with them , although I was interested in their work — but it was the only place I could think of . |