Example sentences of "[adj] [be] only the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , this is only the case because Marx was not able to ascertain the correct proportions between . |
| 2 | But this is only the tip of the iceberg . |
| 3 | This is only the tip , all the facts I could get were in the paper . ’ |
| 4 | Producer Denise Seneviratne and her team interviewed 55 prostitutes for the programme , but says this is only the tip of a huge iceberg . |
| 5 | This is only the tip of the iceberg . |
| 6 | And the Civil and Public Services Association claims this is only the tip of the iceberg . |
| 7 | This is only the beginning of the neurophysiologist 's metaphysical problems . |
| 8 | ‘ … this is only the beginning of what they will do ; and nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them ’ ( 11.6 ) . |
| 9 | ‘ With Kylie you have to remember this is only the beginning , ’ he said enthusiastically . |
| 10 | As I say this is only the beginning … ’ |
| 11 | It shows that on these given presuppositions it is little wonder that there is some doubt , and this is only the beginning of it . |
| 12 | This is only the beginning of a Hollywood clean-up . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ This is Only the Beginning ’ |
| 14 | This is only the beginning . ’ |
| 15 | You could restore the original layout and typography , identify the genre , the title , the publisher , the author , the dedication , make a guess at the identity of Jean and Helga , say that this is only the beginning of something , predict possible continuations , say whether you would read on … and answer many other questions besides . |
| 16 | But you 'll be in love many times , you know — this is only the beginning . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ This is only the beginning , you know , ’ he said one day as she walked with him round the garden . |
| 18 | However , this is only the beginning . |
| 19 | Yet this is only the corollary of the view that there is a sharp distinction between ethical and factual claims , and hardly justifies calling either theory irrationalist . |
| 20 | This is only the start of a new area of free radical chemistry and we anticipate properties more characteristic of metals as the area develops . |
| 21 | This is only the start , however , as many potential mark points wo n't appear on the map : at some stage you have to follow up with fieldwork . |
| 22 | ‘ This is only the start . |
| 23 | Er and from our point of view er erm the panel , erm this is only the end of the beginning for us because we 've got a lot of other work to do . |
| 24 | Well I counted ev this is only the Christmas Fair okay . |
| 25 | As time passed I became more and more interested in the intriguing field of radio broadcasting , little knowing that this was only the beginning of a radio career lasting for the next 50 years . |
| 26 | This was only the beginning of the strange influence which her mother began to exert over Gary . |
| 27 | But this was only the beginning of the process which resulted in the C , D and E of today . |
| 28 | But this was only the tip of the iceberg . |
| 29 | He decided in favour of Balliol , but made it clear that this was only the appointment of a figurehead : he himself was the true monarch . |
| 30 | Stormy , wet , windy , typical August weather , cormorants , wings flapping clockworklike against the force 5–6 wind , gulls gliding majestically , effortlessly over the wave tops , gannets swirling way up high before plummeting dramatically hurling themselves into the sea with terrific , surely painful splashes , then the puffins , taking off clumsily along the surface of the water , bouncing bomb style , crashing into successive wave crests in their attempts to stay clear of the bow , wildlife in abundance and this was only the view from the MacBraynes ferry ! |