Example sentences of "[det] be but [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 This is but a tip of the formidable Octoberfest iceberg .
2 This is but a stumble on the way , we shall make good what we have vowed , in spite of all . ’
3 However , I believe this is but a drop in the ocean compared to the vast number of communities that could play some form of active role , however modest .
4 This is but an extension of the expertise which Max Weber claimed to be the foundation of bureaucratic power .
5 This is but the opinion of one prosecutor expressed not long after the legislation had come into force .
6 This was but a resumé of the botanical part of a much more detailed work to follow in due course .
7 These are but a handful of key motor racing personalities round whom Prost weaves an absorbing range of anecdotes and gossip .
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