Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [be] only [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do you know that 's only wall that bit is only wall . |
| 2 | Ltd. v. Hawkins ( 1859 ) 4 H. & N. 87 was authority for the proposition that it was an ordinary incident of all corporations ( including municipal corporations ) that they might sue for libel ; that case was only authority for the proposition that a trading company might sue for libel by which its property was injured ; ( 3 ) in holding that the Manchester Corporation case was decided per incuriam when there was no basis for so holding and he should have followed it ; ( 4 ) in holding that in bringing an action for libel not alleged to have caused actual damage , no valid distinction could be made between trading corporations and municipal corporations , which ignored the true basis on which a trading corporation was permitted to sue for libel , namely that it had a trading character , the defamation of which might ruin it : South Hetton Coal Co . Ltd. v. North-Eastern News Association Ltd. [ 1894 ] 1 Q.B. 133 , 145 . |
| 3 | This is important to those involved with it , for whom that engagement is only part of a continuing career pattern . |
| 4 | When you think about it , the beauty of even the smartest kitchen is only skin deep . |
| 5 | Shelley gazed as he sang , wondering if Dr Rafaelo had been right in saying that this act was only showmanship , with no genuine feeling or emotion in it . |
| 6 | However , there is plenty of very interesting material in this volume and , while this book is only part of the process , one could certainly agree that the field of rhetoric has been reborn . |
| 7 | Like section 6 , this section is only part of a wider principle of common law . |
| 8 | Or perhaps it is that if we try to take on the identity and authority of the Weaving Mother the consequences will be severe ; our own personal weavings are only part of a much greater pattern , which we can not control or take credit for . |
| 9 | Speaking at the funeral of UVF victim Jim Peacock , the Bishop of Connor , Dr Samuel Poyntz , said their ‘ bestial and barbaric acts are only mirror images of PIRA bombers and murderers ’ . |
| 10 | In his sermon he said that their ‘ bestial and barbaric acts are only mirror images of IRA bombers and murderers ’ . |
| 11 | But such innocence is only part of the story . |
| 12 | But such implications are only part of the problem . |
| 13 | The real debate is only beginning . |
| 14 | As we have seen , however , the gathering together of workshop participants with similar interests is only part of the idea , for Highlander always aims at helping people to translate their ideas into positive action when they return to their own communities . |
| 15 | But of course it turns out that the blithe estivant was only planning what he doubtless terms a Weekend Break . |
| 16 | Yet these explanations are only part of the story . |
| 17 | ‘ These things are only shadow boxing , overgrown schoolboys sparring ; they never come to much . |
| 18 | Although these games are only part of the phoney war the results are still important to a country 's prestige and confidence and Brazil would love to add England to their victims when they visit Wembley at the end of March . |
| 19 | The idea of a computerised , centrally based and centrally updated information system sent via telecommunications to all bureaux is only part of a golden jubilee wish-list . |
| 20 | Mr Patten said the 120-clause bill was only part of the Government 's strategy for the environment . |
| 21 | Enactment of strong legislation is only part of the process towards achieving an environmental clean-up ; it also has to be applied effectively in following years . |
| 22 | Reid insisted that his team had done themselves a favour in their quest to make a late run for Europe and that any favours done for neighbouring causes were only coincidence . |
| 23 | That information is only part of the very large store of information that we need to retain in our own local computer , which contains records about erm it 's about a hundred and fifty thousand of our four hundred and fifty thousand different books at this moment . |
| 24 | That information is only part of the very large store of information that we need to retain in our own local computer , which contains records about , oh it 's about a hundred and fifty thousand of our four hundred and fifty thousand different books at this moment . |
| 25 | But any thought or consideration given to working men was only part of a larger strategy of appealing to the public generally . |
| 26 | After a couple of smart wins , he looks like a good bet here , and the biggest danger is only trap two , West Mead Ricky . |
| 27 | The new gallery is only part of the deal with KJP . |
| 28 | It just slows you down so that there are no longer enough hours in the day , and then some things get put off and other things are only half-completed and you 're told you need help — an assistant priest , no less , to concentrate , as the Bishop with his unfailing instinct for the wrong word put it , on ‘ the donkey work ’ ( well , perhaps after all I was only a beast of burden , Father McGiff conceded ) to give you ‘ a chance to relax , take life more easily , think a bit more , pray a bit more , meditate ’ . |
| 29 | In this light , all discourse seems to proceed like a dialogue , even if the other voice is only present as a ghost . |
| 30 | Efficient plant is only part of the answer to rising energy costs . |