Example sentences of "but [pron] [verb] only [vb pp] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's absurd — I look on Margaret as my best friend , but I 've only seen her once in the last six months — I do feel guilty about it . ’ |
| 2 | But I 've only seen it in some of the |
| 3 | if I 'd have fed it the first time I 'd have understood it , but I 've only fed it today ! |
| 4 | Tony 's GP had prescribed the medication for his sleeping difficulties , but he had only taken it on two occasions , finding the tablets to be of little help . |
| 5 | He had tried to give her an injection but it had only made her more hysterical . |