Example sentences of "be only [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because of its large distance from the Sun Jupiter moves around its orbit rather slowly , and therefore the intervals between oppositions as seen from the Earth ( the synodic orbital period ) are only about a month longer than a year . |
| 2 | This is what they teach fighters in Britain and that 's why most British fighters are only of a certain calibre . |
| 3 | In view of this , proposals for the northern part of the Section are only at a preliminary stage , and are therefore not included in this leaflet . |
| 4 | You know , if , particularly so , if you 're only on a subsistence wage in the first place . |
| 5 | Customer 4 : ‘ I 'm only on a pension . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ It is to adapt our traditional role of peace-keeping and try to establish a pattern of stability even though it may be only on a very temporary basis . ’ |
| 7 | I mean you would n't wan na pay no be only worth a fiver to cut it , to them it 's not worth |
| 8 | Usually it will be only for a few seconds , but it is the ability to do it instantly on demand that is so important . |
| 9 | If she is severely disturbed emotionally , above the level normally expected in bereavement , and if she can not sleep , he may prescribe tranquillisers and a night sedative ; but this will usually be only for a limited period to help her over a particularly bad patch , as he will not want her to become addicted to these drugs , which if taken for too long may delay the normal grieving process which she will need to experience if she is to make a satisfactory recovery . |
| 10 | But it would be only for a time and she had been thinking of asking the queen-dowager for permission to leave sanctuary and visit her mother . |
| 11 | The proviso , which provides that the grant or provisional grant of a new licence shall be only by a majority vote is difficult to reconcile with s. 17 , which provides that applications for new grants shall be refused if certain grounds are established . |
| 12 | In face , it would be hard to get more central , especially with the nearest beach being only about a five minute walk away . |
| 13 | This colony probably started as an offshoot of Glynleigh , being only about a mile away , and has not had more than eight nests . |
| 14 | Even more striking were the elephants that once lived on Malta , and were only about a metre in height . |
| 15 | We were only about a yard from the fairway , but we had trouble finding the ball . |
| 16 | Third , by contrast with a modern bureaucracy , the departments of medieval government were only to a small extent defined by areas in which they worked . |
| 17 | Some were only on a month 's loan . |
| 18 | Six died he were , he were only in a week |
| 19 | I says , do n't tell me , I said , he did the same thing to me the other day , and it were only within a couple of days of each other . |
| 20 | I 'm not , it 's only over a two week period , they 're jammed in , I 'm getting in several days , all I have is three exams |
| 21 | It 's only about a ten to fifteen minute stroll to the excellent sandy beach where a brilliant variety of watersports are on offer including water skiing , windsurfing , boat-hire , wet-biked etc . |
| 22 | He disapproves of the whole superstar DJ scene , however : ‘ At the end of the day it 's only about a bit of plastic — people should n't wet their knickers about it . |
| 23 | And that 'll be , I 've got about a ream of , well it 's only about a ream paper . |
| 24 | Or rather less , but the jungle track through the centre helps to show you it 's a a roadway , though it 's only about a f a foot wide . |
| 25 | when Sheila was here last week and Linda , and Linda 's little boy Christopher and he 's only about a month younger than Annabel and erm she feels the bits would be too tiny for him . |
| 26 | It 's only about a pound eighty a week or something for him . |
| 27 | about , no , no it 's only about a fortnight ago , I was on site doing a job and I come out and as far as you know what you call courtesy dial in a card , so that you do n't cut anybody off , you can dial it and everybody says oh what 's going off , you know , you can courtesy dial it , when we 've finished it shuts that channel down |
| 28 | Even if it 's only for a few days both you and your baby will benefit . |
| 29 | Always close and lock all doors and windows when you leave your caravan — even if it 's only for a few minutes . |
| 30 | To protect your bike , always lock it every time you leave it , even if it 's only for a few minutes . |