Example sentences of "have only [be] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the contrary , the development of such instruments has only been a first step , preparatory to examining the reasons people differ on such traits . |
| 2 | In the Titan he had only been a partial paladin — merely part of a vaster amplified body which also comprised Tundrish and Valence and Zed Juron and , oh yes , Akbar too . |
| 3 | But Derek Law , deputy director of the SSD , said there had only been a few teething problems . |
| 4 | He 'd closed his eyes once in the last forty hours , and that had only been a restless doze in the back of the car on the way to the border . |
| 5 | It had only been a brief talk and nothing improper was intimated . |