Example sentences of "[adv] only a [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said the planned job cuts did not affect RMT members and the pay cuts were effectively only a withdrawal of overtime . |
| 2 | Perhaps only a state of intoxication brought about by suppressants of these centres can really suffice to effect the final dissolution of the superego which , being after all a purely psychological agency , can not literally be soluble in alcohol . |
| 3 | If we are reduced to a handful of Scottish Back Benchers and perhaps only a couple of Opposition Scottish Back Benchers on the Standing Committee , that will be deeply resented . |
| 4 | IF THERE had been unity , it would have been simple enough : in purely rugby terms the All Blacks are unbeatable , by Wales at any rate , so only a surge of hwyl , a tide of emotion , could hope to stop them . |
| 5 | JCT 80 provides that ’ Full discharge by the Contractor in respect of payments for materials or goods supplied by the Nominated Supplier shall be effected within 30 days of the end of the month during which delivery is made less only a discount for cash of 5% if so paid . ’ |
| 6 | This is normally only an issue in purchase advisory work . |
| 7 | As things stand , it is probably only a matter of time before the site finds itself in the hands of property speculators , a sad fate for what was one of the largest mills on the Painswick Stream . |
| 8 | Although strategies to overcome problems with chimaeric YACs and marker-poor regions are still being worked out , it is clearly only a matter of time before a combined version of the two maps will be available to guide efforts to sequence the human genome . |
| 9 | For they are presented as holding between structures , or between a structure and the class struggle , and it is so far only an article of faith to suppose that they can be refined to a point where one can identify a specific connection such as that between an aspect of the peasant class and a particular form of capitalist state . |
| 10 | It was really only a matter of time before a label as enterprising as Marco Polo got round to unearthing Max von Schillings ( 1868–1933 ) . |
| 11 | Now only a minority of school leavers have ‘ real ’ jobs to go to . |
| 12 | Perhaps the social science historian needs more contextual information because the passage of time may make it more difficult to make assumptions about what data signify , but this is surely only a question of degree . |
| 13 | It is surely only a matter of time before a tray falls from his hands on to a lady or gentleman 's lap . |
| 14 | With the merchandising machine grinding into production , 100,000 T-shirts already selling every week , along with video games , mugs and comic books , it 's surely only a matter of time before the simple-minded feline Stimpy and the maniacal chihuahua Ren make their debut on our shores . |
| 15 | IF THE life stories of Billie Holliday , Loretta Lynn and Pasty Cline were interesting enough to inspire major Hollywood movies , it 's surely only a matter of time before the Dinah Washington biopic arrives . |
| 16 | ‘ My courtship of your grand-daughter is then only a matter of form , ’ he said . |
| 17 | No food since morning and then only a taste of beer and some burnt gruel . |
| 18 | The original conception of ‘ the return of Mrs. Porter ’ would be pointless , or at least only a prolongation of horror , since life itself and the regeneration of it are seen , at bottom , as hideous . |
| 19 | It also sought agreement on the possible construction of pipelines to deliver central Asian oil and gas to Europe via Turkey , but ultimately only a declaration of intent was signed . |