Example sentences of "[be] only a [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The idea that speech coding in memory may be only a subset of motor memory processes , including sign language behaviour , opens up a new possibility for psychological research . |
| 2 | ‘ On receipt of this letter , do n't write to me any more ; it will be only a waste of time . |
| 3 | The lack of liquid refreshment during a two hour meeting could be seen as a lack of courtesy and , if this occurs again , it is suggested that a tactful reference to the need for a drink be made during the meeting — the result may be only a glass of water , but that is better than nothing ! |
| 4 | Suffering happens , is not chosen , is a ‘ misfortune ’ ; shall we say that , since by nature attention quickens only as a function of the organism striving towards its goals , the optimum of internal and external stimulation to awareness can be only a matter of chance ? |
| 5 | With luck it may be only a matter of time . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | It can be only a matter of time before stories of patients being denied care because of lack of resources are in the headlines . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | It ought to be only a matter of time before the brothers are forced to sell the company . |
| 14 | At the age of 26 , it could be only a matter of time before Falconer completes the full set of international honours . |
| 15 | At the age of 26 , it could be only a matter of time before Falconer completes the full set of international honours . |
| 16 | It may be only a matter of time before goals trigger outbreaks of mass aerobics and the odd square dance . |
| 17 | However , where the charge had been well laid before the magistrate , on its face bringing itself within his jurisdiction , any error would be only an error within jurisdiction . |