Example sentences of "[adj] [be] only a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It should be remembered that this is only a qualification on the foreign business carve-out ; if the investment business from the non-UK office with customers in the UK falls outside the carve-out , because it actually constitutes regulated business , the general COB Rules will apply in the normal way . |
| 2 | This is only a bar to registration if the first mark is registered in respect of " the same goods or description of goods " . |
| 3 | This is only a reflection of larger areas of the church above , that 's if I may use that phrase , which is happening . |
| 4 | It would be tedious to quote more than a few examples of the evidence from parliamentary commissions , the STC , union reports and surveys etc. , but the following quotations are typical : " About the only work which the women can do is to stand or sit at their formes and set up type ; and to distribute the types back again into the cases , but of course this is only a portion of a compositor 's work " ( an employer ) ; " " As far as mere type-lifting is concerned , she may do , but there is other rough work in connection with compositors " work which I do not think a woman is qualified for " ( a union leader ) ; " Women … get the best , i. e. the simplest jobs … they are kept always at pretty much the same kind of work " ( an employer ) . |
| 5 | However this is only a practicality within the economy of the Kingdom , where God 's will reigns . |
| 6 | This is only a part of our commitment to deliver Quality , Service , Cleanliness and Value to our customers . |
| 7 | This is only a part of the public spending process which focuses on demand management and changes in levels of taxation . |
| 8 | Dedicated football fan that he is , Anderson attempts to give advice to Crisp and Broadbent in a long and excited utterance , but this is only a part of the whole picture because his enthusiasm for the topic , implicated by the length of the turn , conflicts with the hesitancy he also displays . |
| 9 | Erm I mean this is only a er this is only a sort of a a wa a program I 've built myself |
| 10 | In this one site , conditions allowed a uniquely large proportion to be preserved , but even this is only a hint of what must have existed . |
| 11 | On the other hand , where severance of the subject matter is envisaged under the contract and property is to pass at this time , it is possible to argue that this is only a sale of goods ( see Kursell v Timber Operators and Contractors Ltd [ 1927 ] 1 KB 298 ) . |
| 12 | It may be possible to devise a system for including greater objectivity into descriptions , and Dr Peacock has been very helpful in laying down guidelines , which it is hoped will be published before long , but this is only a step in the right direction towards a fuller understanding of manufacturing processes , marketing and distribution , and the size and historical development of each industry . |
| 13 | This is only a glance at the complexity and detail of the work 's program ; full delectation of its supreme subversity means a visit to Battery Park , the City 's hugely agreeable landscaped park and esplanade along the Hudson River from Chambers to Barclay streets . |
| 14 | But this is only a ground for drawing a strong contrast between them and ‘ primary qualities ’ like shape , for those who , like Mackie , take a strong realist line about the latter which I find unacceptable . |
| 15 | Well , I certainly will take it up if I get a copy letter , I mean it is obviously that some departments act differently , and I understand that in any case this is only a letter from the secretary , it 's not him , so I mean , I 'm quite happy to take it up if I get the copy of that , and explain that this department act , does rather differently from some of the others . |
| 16 | This was only a fraction of the total size of the European economy , but it gave assistance in some key areas , was of particular importance in strengthening the French and Italian governments and forced the Europeans to work together in overcoming their problems . |
| 17 | This was only a second outside the class lap record set by Ian Newton last year . |
| 18 | And this was only a part of the ceremonial which surrounded the office with glamour and reminded the king 's subjects that he was God 's anointed — a notion which inspired them with great awe , when they were not actually engaged in rebellion against him . |
| 19 | This was only a part of the cause of friction . |
| 20 | This was only a week after the start of what was almost a revolutionary service — the cost : 1d for my eldest sister who was fourteen and half price or ½d for my other sister and myself . |
| 21 | This was only a matter of convenience , however , to keep the discussion as simple as possible . |
| 22 | Belemnites vary from small fossils a centimetre or two long to large specimens tens of centimetres long : of course these are only a fraction of the size of the living animal , with their tentacles extending well beyond the guard . |
| 23 | leaf and flower calyx strongly aromatic , used in potpourri , and tussie-mussies , herb pillows , for burning in the home to replace smells ; oil used in perfumery , e.g. Hungary water NB The above is only a selection of the uses of rosemary ; there are many , many more and it is , more than most , a herb for everyday use . |
| 24 | ‘ In another location I would probably have a full dining room every night , but that is only a part of what is important to me . |
| 25 | That is only a part of the story , now told in a book published by the Trust , The Saving of Spitalfields . |
| 26 | That is only a part of life , and as it no longer concerns us , why should it hold us together ? |
| 27 | But that is only a reason for saying that the value is not really there in the world if we presuppose a scientistic view of reality for which it is of itself necessarily ‘ motivationally inert ’ and cognizable in a manner which has nothing essentially to do with being attracted or repelled by it . |
| 28 | The heads of the different divisions might feel that it should be so but that is only a claim of ego and emotion . |
| 29 | Imagine Sun Ra and his Arkestra fumbling through a version of Funkadelic 's ‘ Maggot Brain ’ while a backbeat of earth-shaking dub hardcore metal and jazz squeal swirls in the distance … and that 's only a fragment of Praxis ' power ! |
| 30 | You see something advertised like ‘ The Four Seasons ’ : well , everyone knows the famous bit , but that 's only a quarter of it . |