Example sentences of "[pron] had only just [been] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first one occurred during the German counter-offensive in the Ardennes at the end of 1944 , when Eisenhower ordered preparations for the evacuation of Strasbourg , which had only just been liberated by Leclerc 's Armoured Division . |
| 2 | Charles felt a bit starchy in battle dress which had only just been issued to the TA . |
| 3 | Police are investigating the theft of 30 square metres of turf which had only just been laid at St Patrick 's Roman Catholic Church in Owton Manor Lane , Hartlepool . |
| 4 | It so happened that when John approached the manager and his wife they had only just been moved to the pub with the brief to try and improve relations between the pub and the local community . |
| 5 | It had only just been born but it could talk properly and everything |
| 6 | He was run off his legs the last time and he had only just been paid for the quarter . ’ |