Example sentences of "[is] [adv] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Men have the operation too , but it 's mostly the women .
2 It 's right the tips of your fingers ?
3 The object of the book is not to analyse but to report , which is why it is predominantly the words of others taken from the radio series that I produced , In Other Words — David Bowie , a series that was narrated by Angie , David 's former wife .
4 I think it 's only a Windows thing .
5 it does n't fall off in the soup , it never falls off , it 's only the ones you see on the advertisements that fall off .
6 It 's only the ones that have nobody living
7 Most of us do a full week 's work — it 's only the skivers that do n't .
8 Yeah but it 's only the supermarkets and that is n't it ?
9 and it 's , no but here it 's only the holidays that really matter , if it was n't for the holidays I really would n't bother because here it really is so plotted out is n't it ?
10 It 's only the tankers is n't it ?
11 It 's only the kids that are gon na be able to have this you know
12 It 's only the ragamuffins chasing Caesar down the Fosse Way .
13 AND THAT 'S ONLY THE RESERVES
14 In practice if there are beneficiaries who are capable of being consulted , it 's likely that one will say to those beneficiaries Right we need to raise some money , there 's only the shares to do it with , we 're proposing to sell them do you agree with that or would you prefer to have the shares and gives us some money ?
15 It 's only the oddities who make elderly bachelors . ’
16 One day when we were at the hospital , Michael was undressing behind screens preparing for his treatment and I was helping him ; and we heard the radiographer say , ‘ If you hear a lot of laughter coming from behind those screens , Doctor , it 's only the Homes .
17 Proportional or not , it is basically a numbers game .
18 ‘ This is basically an idiots guide for making your own beer . ’
19 The erroneous impression , propagated by irresponsible people , that the Deaf and Dumb have in some mysterious fashion become extinct is merely the ravings of the ignorant .
20 It would be a mistake , however , to think that the Marcan Gospel of the New Testament is merely the notes of , or the preaching of , Peter .
21 But it 's essentially , therefore , that natural selection is only going to produce adaptations if it can do so gradually , that 's basically the guts of Darwin 's position .
22 If the contract is cancellable under the Consumer Credit Act as well as under the Regulations , it is only the provisions of the former with which he must comply — i.e. provisions as to giving the customer notice of his cancellation rights .
23 I do n't think it is only the mothers .
24 It is only the females that sting , but it is not easy to tell the difference between the sexes .
25 It is suggested that schools should arrange for each group of girls ( 12–16 per group ) to spend a minimum of 1 to 1 hours covering at least two of the workstations , preferably using the kind of equipment with which they are unfamiliar , although it would appear that whilst some of the equipment may be available in schools , girls commonly claim that it is only the boys who gain access to it !
26 The theory of quantum mechanics is based on an entirely new type of mathematics that no longer describes the real world in terms of particles and waves ; it is only the observations of the world that may be described in those terms .
27 It is only the answers to these questions that can really enable you to judge an ad , although it will certainly be good supporting evidence if the answers to the earlier questions are favourable .
28 ‘ It is only the Americans who continue to waste their time and money sending their expensive toys beyond the stars , collecting useless rocks from the moon .
29 The daily routine is disrupted only by extreme weather and by the rut , and even during the rut it is only the males whose activity is much changed .
30 It is only the Lancastrians who appear to be at all sun-wary .
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