Example sentences of "only [be] [vb pp] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | For take-off the tail should only be raised a small amount . |
| 2 | With the current boom in interest in opera , though , this disc enters a very competitive field indeed and so , once again , can only be given a general recommendation . |
| 3 | It could only be given a new lease of life by grounding its themes in a transformed image of a much more efficient , modernised , client-centred public sector , to which Labour has not yet seriously directed itself . |
| 4 | It 's just that I 've just got too many at , it can only be done a week before |
| 5 | Most potholes can only be seen a few yards ahead , and cars swerving without warning hardly contribute to road safety . |
| 6 | In the North , the bishops pursued the Irish catholic community 's interests in what could only be called a spirit of ‘ pillarization ’ . |
| 7 | The philosopher Mark Johnson has recently produced what can only be called a constructivist account of linguistic meaning and reasoning . |
| 8 | MYSELF and Marco Polo is a working model of a novel , a clever toy , a verbal tournament , a facetious blueprint for a possible future seriousness : it could only be called a success if its author 's aim was merely to intrigue , and I do not feel that Paul Griffiths can be that crude . |
| 9 | My own family was at once strongly nuclear and part of what can only be called a clan . |
| 10 | Elsewhere the band choose what can only be called a hardcore bubblegum sound and by the time you get to the final furlong , this regularity means the fizz is starting to fade and you dearly want the guitars to twist and shout and sing . |
| 11 | Each of the five judgments rambles over the territory in what can only be called a head-scratching way , making it impossible for the consumer of the judgment to know at the end just what the law is held to be , except negatively , and then only negatively on a few points . |
| 12 | Liquids can only be compressed a very small amount and then only under high pressures . |
| 13 | Indeed , the primitive matchlocks could only be discharged a maximum of sixteen times during a whole day of battle . |
| 14 | I was going through what could only be described a ‘ drop-out ’ period . |
| 15 | In what can only be considered a plan of Baldrickian cunning , not only will the Board 's coffers be groaning with the weight of money but — and here is the really clever part — fewer people than ever will now be able to observe what a mess the game is really in . |
| 16 | In what can only be considered a plan of Baldrickian cunning , not only will the Board 's coffers be groaning with the weight of money but — and here is the really clever part — fewer people than ever will now be able to observe what a mess the game is really in . |
| 17 | Before concluding this discussion , it would be instructive to explore the performance of the Polish People 's Army in what can only be considered a most exceptional contingency . |
| 18 | Obviously something like a car could only be considered a bribe ; on the other hand a vacuum cleaner , say , may be too expensive to give away in bulk but could certainly be offered for comparative testing . |
| 19 | Modern refining techniques mean that for every barrel of crude oil refined , there will be a split between diesel and petrol fuels that can only be varied a small amount . |