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

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1 The levy 's only a pretext . ’
2 It 's only a hole in it , he said oh , no it 's
3 ‘ It 's only a dance , you know . ’
4 It 's only a foot !
5 Yeah , it 's only a foot .
6 It 's only a stick !
7 They have to keep a logbook but that 's only a check to make sure that nobody 's leaving a mess in the common areas and we only have it because we 've found that some residents can have problems because they 've become deskilled in certain things .
8 Although he 's only a panda , and they never manage do they ?
9 Brilliant little machine actually , well it 's only a Walkman , but the microphone is incredibly
10 It 's only a hop and a skip from the Viaduct , and they have a good selection of the latest fashions . ’
11 I mean it was only months ago cos it 's only a while ago that Tim came .
12 It 's only a barn , really , but the Sisters do much good amongst the poor and the sick .
13 Yeah but you know what I mean dad , it 's only a seaside thing is n't it ?
14 Well it 's only a warning .
15 He 's only a kid .
16 ‘ She 's only a kid . ’
17 He 's only a kid , he thought , remember that , he 's only a kid .
18 He 's only a kid , he thought , remember that , he 's only a kid .
19 It 's only a thought , but is it possible that the person who threw the carton of orange juice and 50p piece at Morrissey at the Madness ( Madness , not Morrissey ) gig was not some National Front yob but someone who felt that draping oneself in a Union Jack — still , like it or not , a symbol of racism — is itself racist ?
20 It 's only a thought .
21 It 's only a scrape .
22 If two people meet socially , face to face , sooner or later one of them will speak , or acknowledge in some way the presence of the other — even if it 's only a nod .
23 She 's with the girl who 's in that series but it 's like the American one with she 's got a male housekeeper and she it 's duri , it 's ju it 's only a comedy in the afternoon .
24 It 's only a choice out of one , two or three Shell
25 ‘ Exactly on the hour , and if she 's only a couple of minutes late , you sing out , Bainbridge , because I shall want to know . ’
26 Now there 's only a couple of fields left , and one cow for the house .
27 It was a leased car so it 's only a couple of years old .
28 I 'm Catherine Gray , I have nothing worth taking , there 's only a couple of pounds in my purse if that 's what you 're after .
29 for the benefit of these two , there 's only a couple of sentences
30 If you spread the group up and as far as you 're concerned there 's only a couple of guys looking at you and within the group more supportive than just one big body and if you 're feeling comfortable then the chances are you retain more information and part information to not just sat there .
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