Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] be only a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Putting a hand out for the clock , she found it was only a quarter to eight . |
| 2 | The Attlee administration , and Ernest Bevin in particular , believed it was only a matter of time before the British economy would recover . |
| 3 | Going to grammar school really made me isolated It was only a couple of miles away from where I lived but that 's a long way when you 're only 11 — years-old and all your mates from junior school had gone to the local comprehensive round the corner . |
| 4 | Lucier was accustomed to it : the wry grins as they acknowledged he was only a man in costume ; the superstitious snatching away of their hands for fear he was a little bit more . |
| 5 | The Midlands ' shop stewards knew it was only a question of time before the strike affected supplies to their own plants and those in the South , jeopardising the recovery plan which had been producing such vast improvements in performance . |
| 6 | Kathleen knew it was only a case of stalling for time , but every day that passed brought new understanding of this enigmatic man who had captured her heart . |
| 7 | I knew it was only a matter of time before I would die ’ . |
| 8 | I knew it was only a matter of time before people caught on to what he was trying to do back then ! |
| 9 | He could sense the gathering storm in the room , and knew it was only a matter of time … |
| 10 | Thought it was only a day , and they were talking to somebody else on the ferry who said they did this trip every year did n't they ? |
| 11 | No , no , she 's not worried , but when we took her up recently , he , he , he said it 's only a wart like that , he did n't sort of worry |
| 12 | ‘ Maisie said it 's only a precaution . ’ |