Example sentences of "it only [vb -s] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And it only courses one year 's duration maximum one year . |
| 2 | The trouble is it only does ten miles to the gallon . ’ |
| 3 | Well yes , but it only represents two percent of G D P in this country it 's , it 's insignificant . |
| 4 | The main thing to realise with trailer driving is that it only takes one mistake to wreck the trailer and a nice glider , as well as possibly writing off a new car . |
| 5 | Cable should n't be run under a carpet unless it 's suitably protected — it only takes one stiletto heel to bring your network down ! |
| 6 | Above The vulnerable beauty of Killary harbour : ‘ It only takes one fool to drop a barrel of chemicals , ’ Peter Mantle says , ‘ and we 're all wiped out . ’ |
| 7 | It only takes one lapse and a match can undergo a total transformation — there must be no slip-ups , ’ adds McGrath . |
| 8 | But , it only takes one car ! |
| 9 | ‘ It only takes one fanatic , ’ Harriet Shakespeare said heavily . |
| 10 | There 's an old saying : ‘ It only takes one spark to start a fire . ’ |
| 11 | On the evidence of its showing , SAS/EIS is certainly the kind of tool that will empower decision makers with the ability to study their companies and markets in new ways , with only minimum recall to the services of in-house software engineers — ‘ even a CEO can use this because it only takes one finger , ’ claims Jim Goodnight , SAS chief executive officer . |
| 12 | It only takes one media scare story ( Pill Deaths Quadruple ! ) or one neighbour being suddenly rushed to hospital , to make thousands of women think twice about using a particular form of contraception . |
| 13 | Simply peg out the design , wind on the warp thread and get weaving — it only takes five minutes . |
| 14 | Bearing in mind that it only takes 20 milligrams of this poi-son to kill a dog , and that a cat is equally susceptible , it is clear that here we have a serious threat to an incautious feline . |
| 15 | This proposal , based upon a Council resolution of May 1985 , was innovative in that it only defines basic requirements , leaving detailed specifications to the individual standardisation bodies . |
| 16 | The drawback of multi-threading is that it only allows whole processes to run on individual CPUs and is unsuited for particularly large applications . |
| 17 | She puts it in , and you ask her all questions about , she tells you it about it , and it has to be , and it only drinks orange squash , cos that 's wh what only Marie only drinks . |
| 18 | She goes , it only drinks orange squash . |
| 19 | ‘ Maybe in the short term it is an advantage to a few people working in the car industry but it only encourages more people to generate more pollution . ’ |
| 20 | Violence of any sort solves nothing — it only breeds more violence . |
| 21 | if it only lasts twelve months |
| 22 | And it only affects certain things . |
| 23 | Firstly , of course , because it only affects high earners , i.e. those earning more than £75,000 a year . |
| 24 | It only has 3000 genes and by this criterion is about 20 times more complicated than a bacterium and 40 times less complicated than a human . |
| 25 | She is especially renowned for creating a long silk jersey halter-neck evening dress , which can be worn five different ways and is easy to make because it only has one seam . |
| 26 | She is especially renowned for creating a long silk jersey halter-neck evening dress which can be worn five different ways and is easy to make because it only has one seam . |
| 27 | ‘ But it only has 4 grams of fat , ’ came the smart reply . |
| 28 | THE MOST remarkable thing about Graham Watkins 's Macbeth is that it only has two women . |
| 29 | It only has two eyes but they are divided for viewing above and below the water surface . |
| 30 | ‘ Greece strongly supports a stronger role for the European Parliament , although it only has 24 seats . |