Example sentences of "she [be] only " in BNC.
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| 1 | She were only poorly for three days . ’ |
| 2 | The droning in her head swelled and faded , swelled and faded repetitively , and a black halo edged her vision as if she were only allowed to behold her world circumscribed by mourning bands . |
| 3 | Injecting a note of surprise into her voice as though she were only now aware of her presence , she greeted , ‘ Hello again , Mrs Beeson . |
| 4 | The council tried to take Mr Rowse to court for fraud and deception , and asked Rhoda to be the star witness for the prosecution but she refused , and had a startling remission , as Mr Rowse had promised her she would if she were only loyal . |
| 5 | Had Becky got there before him , he wondered , even if she were only living in digs ? |
| 6 | It was all right for Annabel — she 's only six , and as long as she can feed sugar to the milkman 's horse every morning she 's happy . |
| 7 | Just then one of Father 's secretaries , who was standing right behind me , said , ‘ Such purity of line , do you notice , even when she 's only showing that sweet child how to curtsy . ’ |
| 8 | She 's only just moved to Berlin so I do n't know much about her — these provincials … |
| 9 | She 's only 23 , she 's got her own daily show on Radio One and she 's just got married . |
| 10 | She 's only 21 and she 's crammed a lot into a very short space of time . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ After all , ’ she reminded them , ‘ she 's only a wee bit of a thing . |
| 12 | ‘ But she 's only twelve now ! ’ |
| 13 | Indeed , one old lady of 94 was interviewed on television and she proudly told the presenter ‘ I can now walk faster than my daughter — and she 's only 72 ! ’ |
| 14 | She 's only done half the course and already she has been picked out for this job . |
| 15 | ‘ But she 's only wrote one letter . |
| 16 | ‘ She 's only away . ’ |
| 17 | Overall assessment : Look , those press vultures are always being beastly about Fergie , which is jolly unfair because she ca n't answer back and she 's only doing what any perfectly normal gel would do if they found themselves in her shoes , OK ? |
| 18 | ‘ She 's only slightly barmy , and even schizophrenics need a reason to be violent , real or imagined . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ She 's only seven years older than me and so I 've never looked on her as a mother figure . |
| 20 | She 's only just changed me back . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ She 's only saving her money , ’ I sprang to Ellen 's defence , ‘ so she has something to live on while she writes her first novel . ’ |
| 22 | She 's only fourteen , I decided and spoke my thoughts aloud , saying , ‘ She 's so young . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Exactly on the hour , and if she 's only a couple of minutes late , you sing out , Bainbridge , because I shall want to know . ’ |
| 24 | Except for one year when she lost a pound ; I think she 's only recently given up searching for it . |
| 25 | ‘ But darling , she 's only just eighteen , ’ Nora said to Louise , ‘ and she 's not trained for anything . |
| 26 | ‘ She 's only small , but she 's got a big heart and that 's what counts , ’ said Roberts . |
| 27 | ‘ She 's only the same age as Tommy but I think she 's already a good enough organist to start playing in church on Sundays . ’ |
| 28 | After all , she 's only just heard of it herself . ’ |
| 29 | I 'm beside myself with worry , C.W. She 's only wearing a T-shirt and jeans . |
| 30 | " Well , she 's only out shopping , is n't she ? |