Example sentences of "[adj] is but [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | This is but a tip of the formidable Octoberfest iceberg . |
2 | This is but a stumble on the way , we shall make good what we have vowed , in spite of all . ’ |
3 | However , I believe this is but a drop in the ocean compared to the vast number of communities that could play some form of active role , however modest . |
4 | And all this is but a prelude . |
5 | This is but an extension of the expertise which Max Weber claimed to be the foundation of bureaucratic power . |
6 | This is but the opinion of one prosecutor expressed not long after the legislation had come into force . |