Example sentences of "is only [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now that spouse is only worth a hundred and fifty thousand pounds when he or she dies not a hundred and sixty thousand pounds . |
| 2 | Roman Catholicism has been more in line with the other great world religions in insisting that mysticism is only for a few chosen souls and that , unless one has this special propensity , mysticism can be a serious health threat . |
| 3 | Finally , Rawls is only to a limited extent concerned with correcting inequalities in the ability to promote the good which are due to one 's natural endowments ( the difference principle is about social , not natural , primary goods ) . |
| 4 | Fortunately it is only to a few that I need refer . |
| 5 | The nearest sandy beach is only about a ten minute walk from the Venus and the West End of San Antonio is about 15 minutes away . |
| 6 | It means that when pesticides are used , and it is only as a last resort , then the most environmentally friendly are chosen . |
| 7 | It is only through a continuous , open exchange of views and experience that libraries will make the optimum use of the varied powerful electronic media opportunities that will characterise information options of the 1990s . |
| 8 | It is only through a living faith in God that we can make a new start in our emotional life with each other . |
| 9 | On the contrary , it is only through a phenomenological clarification of the structure of experiences that the logical properties of such sentences can be made fully transparent . |
| 10 | It is only through a combined approach that school will be enabled to deliver all their programmes of study and make enough time to do more . |
| 11 | It is only after a long period of counselling that she has at last realised that she has to drop her charge against her father , and to forgive him for not being the person that she longed he should be . |
| 12 | He pointed out that , when new products come on the market , they are often treated as great blessings , and it is only after a great deal of experience and use that we learn of their dangers and downsides . |
| 13 | It is only after a careful analysis of the situation and after a general assessment |
| 14 | In fact , a particular variable may have more than one function , but it is only by a close analysis that treats speaker variables as independent that we will be able to determine whether this is so . |