Example sentences of "was only [art] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 They had also made their social entrance at a time when television — so often blamed as another demoralising force — was only a minority pursuit in Britain , with no more than two million viewing licences in 1953 ; and when the commercial TV channel , which was most commonly alleged to be lowering standards , had not even been created .
2 So and smashed all the windows and everything in it erm so what 's that and as I say it was only a scrap van er and now he 'd bought the little chapel on the corner .
3 but I was only a gingerbread woman
4 Walsh said : ‘ I was just a nobody and it was only a telephone call from Oldham coach Peter Tunks that persuaded me to apply .
5 Those with long memories may recall that the Solo made its first appearance at the 1987 Frankfurt Motor Show , but that was only a mock-up prototype .
6 I always felt that Lulling was only a stepping stone to greater things for Anthony . ’
7 In her eyes it was only a stepping stone .
8 Life at Lille was easy and completely noneventful ; it was only a recruiting post used for clearing volunteers before they were despatched on to Paris .
9 It was obvious that Matthew would have been more at home at the little desk by the window , where there was only a kitchen chair to sit on .
10 It was only a club game … sadly no league points to be won but victory over a side like Cardiff can only bring good to Gloucester … they went into the lead with two penalties from martin roberts …
11 To rugby now and on saturday Gloucester enjoyed their biggest and best win of the season … they beat Bristol thirty … eight eleven at Kinghsolm … shame it was only a club match
12 ‘ It was only a postcard photo and I gave it spirituality , animation and took it to another vocabulary ’ .
13 It was only a pistol shot .
14 All right , it was only a bounce game but one has a notion that there is a warning there which the Lions and their selectors will ignore at their peril .
15 Sid patiently tutored me on star gradings and assured me that technically the climb was only a V. Diff , so I would cope !
16 There was only a skeleton staff on duty and no one took much notice of him .
17 Even if it was only a car driver 's license .
18 There was n't nothing to be afraid of — it was only a side bit with some trolleys and stuff in it .
19 ( According to the Japan Industrial Robot Association there was only a 10% increase during 1991 . )
20 I had rather a dread of this post 's conveyance for it was only a spring cart , and I thought I felt myself being bumped , but as it was I enjoyed this nine miles in the post gig better than all the drives I had had .
21 But these people had been shot down some months ago and as the Feldwebel had told me that this was only a transit camp I knew that I was not likely to meet them here .
22 Three where there used to be me , or Mary and er May , she was the youngest , she was only a baby May and Miss er May was cos she was the youngest .
23 The appeal court in Pappa v Rose ( 1872 ) LR 7 CP 525 noted that the valuers in Jenkins v Betham had declared themselves to be persons possessed of proper skill for valuations of ecclesiastical property , whereas Mr Rose was only a selling broker expressing his opinion .
24 I was surprised when I found out about the interim order , but I assumed that was only a convenience measure , because you 're resident in Scotland and I 'm not .
25 ‘ He was only a Repo Man .
26 I mean , going back to nineteen eighty three for instance , in the whole of er area there was no adult day care at all and in at that time there was only the Road day centre for the learning disabled which , with the best will in the world , is not the jewel in our crown .
27 So that it was only the man Jesus who died .
28 We got full houses ( it was only the bar seating 65 ) and got asked back .
29 All right , I know it was hardly the All-England championships ; I know it was only the badminton club doubles competition .
30 He was only the company manager .
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