Example sentences of "[noun prp] was only [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 100 ) , but Macedon was only a secondary theatre in the Decelean and Ionian Wars , so that he does not figure very much in the narratives of Thucydides or his continuator Xenophon . |
| 2 | He had forgotten that Marie was only a girl ; forgotten that she was wearing a ridiculous dressing-gown . |
| 3 | Yet , for all its self-importance late-medieval Chichester was only a quarter the size of Salisbury in terms of its taxpayers , 869 of them in 1377 . |
| 4 | Richard was only an innocent babe , and as for Cissie , there was no more delightful child on this earth . |
| 5 | Sophie Parke was only the third child in Britain to receive two hearts in a piggy back style transplant . |
| 6 | Ramsey was only a little disappointed at this failure . |
| 7 | Or would the clan choose someone else , since Alan was only a baby ? |
| 8 | Did he really expect her to believe that Tara was only the housekeeper ? |
| 9 | Nigel was only a bit of a bastard and far too squeamish to stoop to murder . |
| 10 | I always felt that Lulling was only a stepping stone to greater things for Anthony . ’ |
| 11 | According to US intelligence reports North Korea was only a matter of months away from acquiring nuclear weapons capability . |
| 12 | It was bad enough when Edward Hyde was only an unknown name , but now that the lawyer knew something about Hyde , the will worried him more than ever . |
| 13 | Even if X. Ray was only the Baptist to some little woodchuck 's saviour , I do know that nothing died with Osvaldo except his own faults . |
| 14 | Although Re Sigsworth was only the decision of a puisne judge it has been approved by the Court of Appeal and extended to other statutes raising a similar question . |
| 15 | Although the little hut at Trebyan was only a couple of hundred yards from the house and the pottery it was over the slope of the hill and hemmed in by gorse and hawthorn : a single large room with a verandah , built of lap boarding , raised on a brick base and set in the side of the hill . |
| 16 | But they went warily , for Gilsland was only a couple of miles ahead . |
| 17 | Graham was only a little impatient , and he knew better than to try to hurry Slater up . |
| 18 | Going to the Spice Islands was only the last stage of increasingly ambitious ventures . |
| 19 | The top of Bugmore Lane was only a hundred yards from the Church , so gardeners carefully timed their own comings and goings not to coincide with the comings and goings of the congregation . |
| 20 | The post at Bradford was only the tip of the iceberg ( although a very big tip ) and much of the discussion throughout the rest of the day concentrated on the ways in which the Institute 's professional examination scheme could be offered in the most effective way in colleges , and to ensure that colleges , branches and Institute Headquarters were working together . |
| 21 | Harriet Shakespeare was a real person , but perhaps Hank was only a part of himself , given a famous face . |
| 22 | Riding was only a quarter of it . |
| 23 | From Table 16.5 we see that in 1976 the UK was only the tenth-ranked country out of eighteen in terms of tax burden , below the Scandinavian countries and close to France . |
| 24 | The appeal court in Pappa v Rose ( 1872 ) LR 7 CP 525 noted that the valuers in Jenkins v Betham had declared themselves to be persons possessed of proper skill for valuations of ecclesiastical property , whereas Mr Rose was only a selling broker expressing his opinion . |
| 25 | Xinhua said that Legco was only a " consultative body " and therefore had no right to approve a resolution which ran counter to agreements and understanding reached between the UK and China . |
| 26 | Not until she had had time to explain that Oliver was only a little boy , that he had n't really understood … |
| 27 | Unfortunately , when Beth was only a few feet away , Matthew raised his head and his eyes met hers . |
| 28 | Joan Robbins was only a yard away through the fence . |
| 29 | And Christ was only a writhen bleeding worm |
| 30 | Still , Miss Harker was only a distant relative . |