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

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1 I think it 's only a Windows thing .
2 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 .
3 It 's only the ones that have nobody living
4 Most of us do a full week 's work — it 's only the skivers that do n't .
5 Yeah but it 's only the supermarkets and that is n't it ?
6 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 ?
7 It 's only the tankers is n't it ?
8 It 's only the kids that are gon na be able to have this you know
9 It 's only the ragamuffins chasing Caesar down the Fosse Way .
10 AND THAT 'S ONLY THE RESERVES
11 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 ?
12 It 's only the oddities who make elderly bachelors . ’
13 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 .
14 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 .
15 I do n't think it is only the mothers .
16 It is only the females that sting , but it is not easy to tell the difference between the sexes .
17 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 !
18 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 .
19 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 .
20 ‘ 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 .
21 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 .
22 It is only the Lancastrians who appear to be at all sun-wary .
23 There is , however , no firm basis for such confidence and , as will be seen to be significant in relation to notions of parliamentary sovereignty , it is by no means universally accepted that it is only the characteristics of the Parliament of England which survived these constitutional upheavals .
24 ‘ Hang on a minute — Ross is only the twins ’ uncle , ’ Julie pointed out .
25 Interestingly , it is only the conservative-historians who use the term ‘ permissiveness ’ to refer to changes in actual behaviour .
26 This application is only the grounds .
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