Example sentences of "[be] only a [noun sg] [prep] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | From there it had been only a matter of time until he was given his own prison . |
| 2 | ‘ On receipt of this letter , do n't write to me any more ; it will be only a waste of time . |
| 3 | With luck it may be only a matter of time . |
| 4 | So it looks as though hpGRF and hypothalamic GRF are the same thing in these species , and it should be only a matter of time before it is from the hypothalamus as well . |
| 5 | All that has happened in tokamaks has been consistent with the 1970 view , formulated by Lev Artsimovich , that achieving the conditions required for thermonuclear ignition in tokamaks would be only a matter of time and of larger machines and the development of ways of heating the plasma . |
| 6 | And it was easy to believe that the evidence for test-tube fusion was fairly solid , good enough that it would be only a matter of time before it was proven definitively , especially with the BYU people already claiming to have some independent evidence . |
| 7 | It can be only a matter of time before stories of patients being denied care because of lack of resources are in the headlines . |
| 8 | Now that good double blind studies have proved its worth — which Kay chooses to ignore — the technique is becoming increasingly available under the NHS , and it can be only a matter of time before his conversion is assured . |
| 9 | It seems to be only a matter of time before sufficient urification is achieved routinely to permit the full range of diagnosis based on the polymerase chain reaction as above . |
| 10 | If such secret missives were sealed personally by him it might be only a matter of time before Wolsey 's enemies at court and parliament began to point the accusing finger in his direction . |
| 11 | It ought to be only a matter of time before the brothers are forced to sell the company . |
| 12 | At the age of 26 , it could be only a matter of time before Falconer completes the full set of international honours . |
| 13 | At the age of 26 , it could be only a matter of time before Falconer completes the full set of international honours . |
| 14 | It may be only a matter of time before goals trigger outbreaks of mass aerobics and the odd square dance . |
| 15 | Well , er the C B I and other bodies are pressing for them to come down at once , er John Major has said it 's only a question of time . |
| 16 | It 's only a matter of time before we will see a Centre Centre , where the visitor can enjoy a fascinating audio-visual presentation of the large varieties of Centres throughout Scotland . |
| 17 | Although it has n't happened yet I 'm sure it 's only a matter of time before he makes a pass at me . |
| 18 | It 's only a matter of time . ’ |
| 19 | It 's only a matter of time before we give some team a damn good hiding . ’ |
| 20 | They set you up , they say you 're hot , and it 's only a matter of time before they 're saying you 're cold . ’ |
| 21 | it 's only a matter of time |
| 22 | With this drug it 's only a matter of time . ’ |
| 23 | And even though we 've issued ‘ D ’ notices on these events , it 's only a matter of time before we have a panic on our hands . ’ |
| 24 | It 's only a matter of time now before they find some forensic evidence linking him to the scene of the crime . ’ |
| 25 | It 's only a matter of time . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ It 's only a matter of time before you 'll capitulate beneath the barrage of endearments . |
| 27 | They think it 's only a matter of time before he breaks . |
| 28 | It 's only a matter of time before they charge him . ’ |
| 29 | If he has n't already killed somebody , then it 's only a matter of time . |
| 30 | And once that has happened , it 's only a matter of time . ’ |