Example sentences of "be only [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | We must get the situation straight that the County Council is the ruling authority , we are only a subsidiary as a county and we get our problems on our traffic and our highways as we are only agents to the County Council , and the County Council control the education of Social Services . |
| 2 | They suggested that the big bang might be a peculiarity of Friedmann 's models alone , which after all were only approximations to the real universe . |
| 3 | It 's , it 's no good we going tomorrow or Howard 'll be coming turn out late shift be coming out you know , might as well get ready and going out , now I 've had summat to eat , it 's only quarter to Really we 're starting into the second leaves , the frosts through to the second set of leaves these , that 's gon na be better plant and here when the wind blows |
| 4 | From all over Europe , it 's only hours to 1001 Nights . |
| 5 | It 's only thanks to the efforts of walkers that we 've got so far . ’ |
| 6 | After all , it 's only thanks to him you have the chance . ’ |
| 7 | It 's only thanks to Clark 's quick thinking that Richard did n't lose his sight and the pellet from the airrifle went into the back of his head rather than his eye . |
| 8 | It is only reference to the gates being closed in the evening . |
| 9 | The coven will also employ magic , but this is only secondary to its beliefs and worship . |
| 10 | This interpretation makes it quite clear that the disposition in the will has failed , and that it is only thanks to the trust clause that the nurses do obtain this additional income . |
| 11 | It is only thanks to this close control that maximum use can be made of the water available to generate electricity . |
| 12 | She was only half-committed to the new idea herself , not nearly as sure about it as she had made out to Nails — heaven knows how they would fit in all that training , teaching three boys to ride ! |
| 13 | She opened the door into the other life where there was only Nannie to be pleased , if not actively loved . |
| 14 | Aunt M. nags and nags , and Uncle John said outright that he did n't see why they should have to be responsible for me , when Mother was only half-sister to Aunt Millicent . |
| 15 | It was only thanks to the scene made by Gilly that his admission about their visit to Puddephat 's rooms had gone unnoticed . |