Example sentences of "only a [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then I r I realized that the job was only gon na last a year , cos it 's only a year job , so the best thing I can do is to go all out for what I wan na do when I leave the centre . |
| 2 | In a society constructing socialism an architect is not only a building engineer and a street engineer , but also an engineer of human souls . ’ |
| 3 | Nothing was confirmed until recently , and even these gigs we 've just done in South America were only a testing ground to see how Brian would feel being the lead singer and mainman in general . |
| 4 | ‘ Only a back view in the shadows . ’ |
| 5 | Her view of the driver of the Renault , albeit only a back view , had shown her the thick dark hair of someone obviously quite young . |
| 6 | For Mrs walker , that periosd was not only a worryiong time but a costly one . |
| 7 | The club wanted Macari in place for Wednesday 's UEFA Cup tie against Sporting Lisbon but it seems only a resignation letter from the Stoke City manager will pave the way for a speedy conclusion to what 's becoming a long drawn out affair . |
| 8 | 1 MARIO was the 1980 brainchild of Japanese computer genius Shigeru Miyamoto but originally had only a walk-on part in the game Donkey Kong . |
| 9 | Previously , Relcom had only a dial-up line to Finland and ad hoc arrangements to complement it . |
| 10 | And she said er it 's only a lady owner and she knew her and , who lived in Burston , lived not far away so |
| 11 | It contains not only a Rope Museum and Blacksmith 's Shop but a working watermill too . |
| 12 | Kingfisher yesterday tried to counter the view that its 120p-a-share bid for Dixons is only a sighting shot . |
| 13 | Kingfisher yesterday tried to counter the view that its 120p-a-share bid for Dixons is only a sighting shot . |
| 14 | On February 27 she was told only a heart transplant would save her husband 's life and they would have to wait for a donor . |
| 15 | The taxpayer received not only a capital sum when the companies were sold but now also receives a substantial annual dividend . |
| 16 | You 've just got me , and I 'm only a third-year student nurse . ’ |
| 17 | After all , it 's only a 20-mile rehearsal for the ‘ big one ’ on April 12 . |
| 18 | But the days of Wallace being only a bit part player are coming to an end . |
| 19 | The definitionalist might seek to save his position by arguing for a general principle of law to the effect that to intend an act is to intend it under a full description and that therefore in all crimes where the actus reus contains not only a conduct element but also circumstances and consequences , mens rea is to be taken as being ‘ coextensive with the actus reus . ’ |
| 20 | Only a phone call away |
| 21 | There are several answers to this question , but the most common one is that sooner or later all caterers run into a staffing problem which requires an immediate solution , and a staff recruitment company is only a phone call away . |
| 22 | Only a phone call away . |
| 23 | British Gas is a member , so getting an appliance seen-to is n't difficult becuase a British gas engineer is only a phone call away . |
| 24 | Oxfordshire 's children 's line is being relaunched this evening ; posters carrying the slogan ‘ help is only a phone call away ’ have being up in schools and sports venues throughout the area , and the line opens at six thirty — ten minutes time . |
| 25 | ‘ There 's only a phone number on their collar tags . ’ |
| 26 | Thomas had been granted only a weekend pass . |
| 27 | finds , trying to make room for the cross , he 's tackled and tackled and it 's only a goal kick . |
| 28 | Yes it 's only a goal kick to Shrewsbury Town . |
| 29 | Only a pilot project , he insists , will determine whether or not the technology lives up to suppliers ' promises . |
| 30 | For Lexandro sported no scars whatever on his comely , olive-complexioned face — only a ruby ring through his slim right nostril . |