Example sentences of "it [was/were] only [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The distance that had to be covered can be seen in the case of the Primitive Methodists : they had no theological college until 1881 and when the new college in Manchester faced collapse it was only saved by the generosity of Sir William Hartley . |
| 2 | It was only halted after a massive nationwide media campaign orchestrated by conservationists , but nearly every year Arizona congressional representatives push for a dam to be built at mile 238 , which would inundate most of the lower Grand Canyon . |
| 3 | ‘ It was only intended as a short-term measure , ’ Schaffer objected , ‘ to keep the valley clear and give us the best possible chance for a manhunt . ’ |
| 4 | It was only discovered at a post mortem when Mr Kitchen , of Beverley , near Hull , died weeks later after complaining of chest pains . |
| 5 | The cost to God of his redemptive act is underlined by the fact that it was only achieved through the death of his Son . |
| 6 | Around 370 million years old , it was once a tropical sea-bed yet it was only placed on the tourist map nine years ago when a TV crew flew over it by chance . |
| 7 | It was only licensed for a hundred people . |
| 8 | I dreaded seeing him , and thought I 'd go out for the evening , but then I realized there was no point in that , it was only putting off the inevitable . |
| 9 | It was only released to the world , after translation , in 1921 when Richard Haehl procured the manuscript from Hahnemann 's ancestors by which time there had been a great establishment of homœopathy by J.T. Kent and those who followed him . |
| 10 | Aircraft landing at LG 05 were seen and a recce of LG 121 confirmed that it was only used as a decoy at night . |
| 11 | Until recently it was only known from an early black and white photograph . |
| 12 | And it was only entered in a flat race ! |