Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [vb -s] only been [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Umm … although it 's only been half-restored to its original state , and so there 's a lot of work to be done . |
| 2 | Right , we , we , we did actually draw , or we not draw , we , we adopted a constitution during the year and the officers that are erm elected are the Chair , the Secretary and the Treasurer , erm and other , together with other such officers , yeah to determine by general meeting , erm , so it 's really only those three , er and we have sometimes had Advice Chair if there 's only been one Chairman have n't we , one Chair person erm so I think people need to say if they do n't wish to carry on the jobs they 're doing and if anybody wishes to nominate anyone in a particular post then slip at the bottom of the minutes could be filled in and either brought to meeting or sent back to the Secretary . |
| 3 | and it 's only been open for what two or three years |
| 4 | There have been four players with the same initial letter of their surname playing for a Test side both before and since , but there has only been four of the same letter on each side . |
| 5 | It is possible that pollution affects their reproductive and immune systems , but there has only been piecemeal research on this subject . " |
| 6 | For years , the Tory Government has gone on about freedom of choice in education but it has only been those with money who have had any real choice . |
| 7 | Yes , it does : and that is why art directors love it — though it has only been fashionable for about 20 years . |