Example sentences of "[adj] because [pron] have only [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , in some ways it 's a lot easier because I 've only got myself to think of these days . |
| 2 | We should remember that it was ill the employers " interests to claim that it was not worth providing women with a long training because they would waste it by leaving early ; while it was in the trade union 's interest to claim that women were incompetent because they had only received a short training . |
| 3 | It was incredible but true — incredible because she 'd only known Fen for a week — incredible because she 'd begun by disliking him — but true that she was in love with him . |
| 4 | My father thought the sentence unjust because he had only agreed to buy a few bottles of bootleg whisky . |
| 5 | ‘ She thought they 'd better have something to drink so she got some sherry , then she was worried because she 's only got those little glasses you know , little tumblers , and she says they 're only for whisky . ’ |