Example sentences of "it [verb] [that] the only [noun] " in BNC.

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1 In the first place , it assumes that the only test of consideration is a detriment to the promisee .
2 At first it seemed that the only delay was in making the cottage fit to occupy , and Coleridge wondered whether , until it was ready , there might not be some rooms to spare at Shurton Court .
3 It seemed that the only way I could be sure of making teams in future was to be so far ahead of the opposition that they could n't possibly leave me out .
4 The first is the early listing of cases in which it appears that the only purpose of the appeal is to secure some advantage by preserving the status quo pending the outcome of the appeal .
5 It appears that the only people that do want BST are the pharmaceutical companies who have genetically engineered the hormone and stand to make extra profits from its introduction .
6 So you saw the cowboy in the spaghetti western on the cover of the last magazine , well it seems that the only way was up for Steve Perry from Pest Control , Birmingham South .
7 It seems that the only way Cheltenham can now avoid cuts , is if the town appeals against the charge capping and is successful .
8 Thus it seems that the only understanding that the persons in the original position can reach is that everyone should have the greatest equal liberty consistent with a similar liberty for others .
9 It seems that the only recourse a sufferer now has is to appeal to the landlord .
10 It seems that the only people who did n't like him were his own family .
11 ‘ I 've heard it said that the only reason we got the contract with Talkin' Loud is 'cos we know Gilles .
12 Or does it accept that the only way to make things better is to lavish ever-greater sums of public money on the public services ?
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