Example sentences of "[vb mod] [be] merely [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The British parliament , by contrast , just reiterated the view that the Council should be merely a meeting place for discussion and ideas , while in Scandinavia the recommendations were not even debated . |
| 2 | This later contract must be merely the latest in the established course of dealing . |
| 3 | He could be merely a visitor . |
| 4 | Of course it could be merely the offspring of Jacob 's fear . |
| 5 | Though inter-industry trade is higher within the region than among developed countries ( Erzan , 1984 ) , this could be merely the result of good communications and cheap transport ( Grimwade , 1989 ) . |
| 6 | She could be merely an appendage or she could ‘ do her own thing ’ . |
| 7 | There may be merely a less direct link . |
| 8 | 1.3 " the Site " means the [ building and adjoining ] Premises described in the First Schedule The " site " may be merely the site upon which the premises are to be constructed or may comprise the whole of the landlord 's development . |
| 9 | A leaseholder ( unless prohibited by his own lease ) can himself grant a lease for any term less than that which he holds ; a grant for an equal or greater term would be merely a transfer of his own interest . |
| 10 | Apart from planning and preparing meals , her role would be merely a supervisory one . ’ |
| 11 | While denying that he would be merely a stopgap premier , Goh nevertheless stated in December 1989 that " it is obvious that Lee Hsien Loong will be after me " . |
| 12 | On the way here this morning , the picture of the Carrie he had once known and played with … and loved , had been plain in his mind ; and the nearer he had come to the house where she now lived , he imagined the Carrie he expected to see would be merely an older replica of the one who had run out of his life the day his mother had hit him and knocked him out . |
| 13 | ‘ You would be the sole owner of the business ; my client would be merely an investor in the scheme , providing sufficient funds for you to purchase your stock-in-trade , and paying the entire rental of the property . |
| 14 | A good reputation will be merely a means to winning what I want from others ; I shall care nothing for the respect or contempt of people who can not help or ham me , and find no pleasure in the prospect of millions seeing my face on television or reading my books after I am dead . |
| 15 | Instead of being a vertical fall it will be merely a gentle hump , especially if the offshore gradient is very little steeper than the original river gradient . |
| 16 | The first misunderstanding that I should like to clear up is the assertion that the Government have chosen King 's Cross as the terminal for the channel tunnel link and that Stratford will be merely a station along the route . |