Example sentences of "[noun] [vb -s] only just " in BNC.
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1 | The report also notes that owing to serious technical difficulties a new assembly building has only just been commissioned , which means that nuclear-warhead production has had to continue in old buildings which should have been closed down . |
2 | But the story has only just begun . |
3 | If the golden age for Byrd 's motets has only just begun to dawn , then Byrd 's songs are still in their dark ages . |
4 | However , if a sentence has only just been heard , subjects should be able to tell the difference between that sentence and all other sentences — even sentences which mean the same . |
5 | Industry has only just been restored to normal after being reduced to a three-day working week . |
6 | Ms Bhutto has only just survived a vote of no confidence by the opposition , when her slim and wavering majority was cut by half , partially because of the defection of four of the tribal members to opposition benches . |
7 | Looking for a plausible mechanism is slightly easier , but the search has only just begun , and there are few clues to go on at present . |
8 | Unisys Corp claims to have won some 50% of the world 's open systems transaction processing business , but still only has around 22 Tuxedo customers on its books , including the Union Bank of Switzerland , Eurodollar car rental , La Namur Assurance Co in Belgium and Koninklijke PTT Telecom Nederland NV ; NCR Corp , it estimates , has some 10 to 15 customers for Top End monitor , while Transarc Corp 's rival Encina has only just started shipping . |
9 | BSL research has only just begun and a great deal more will emerge in the coming years . |
10 | The car 's only just been serviced so I 'll take it back to the garage . |
11 | However , IBM has only just started manufacturing OS/2 2.0 for British distribution . |
12 | Saying that the Framing Opinions campaign has only just begun , English Heritage chief executive , Jennifer Page concludes that authorities and voluntary groups from national to local level must be prepared to offer help and advice to anyone wanting to alter a building . |
13 | The election campaign has only just got under way , and Mr Le Pen may yet reclaim the limelight . |
14 | The hon. Lady has only just come in . |
15 | He died five years ago but the museum 's only just been finished on the Mall below Capitol Hill . |
16 | Anthea has only just stepped into Yvette 's shoes but has already made pals with the other presenters and , course , Bonnie the dog . |
17 | This process has only just begun and is likely to continue until the middle of this decade . |
18 | Contrary to popular belief , income tax provides only just over a quarter of all tax revenue . |
19 | The Christmas Eve assault has only just come to light because the 13-year-old victim was too terrified to report it earlier . |
20 | But the horridly fascinating subtlety of the mite 's means of infestation has only just become clear , thanks to Dr Nigel Franks and colleagues at the University of Bath , who have been studying infested colonies in observation nests . |
21 | Its internal political development has only just begun . |
22 | His passion has only just stopped short of writing a structural critique of the civil engineering faults at Valhalla . |
23 | ‘ My father has only just fully recovered from his grief . |
24 | A feminist perspective on , and analysis of , architecture and planning has only just begun to emerge over the last decade . |
25 | And Rodger has only just come back from three weeks ' rehabilitation at Lilleshall . |
26 | Whereas pre-marital foreplay averages thirty-two minutes , foreplay between married partners lasts only just over half as long at a rather hasty seventeen minutes . |
27 | Well Hannah 's only just been on a second ago . |
28 | Although the idea of WCY is over a year old and the year is now a month old , Britain has only just announced its six-man committee to represent the country 's interests . |
29 | Seventh in the English Schools final last year , the 17-year-old Morpeth Harrier has only just recovered from a dislocated hip . |
30 | The Department of Interior has only just begun a two year study to streamline the fiendishly complex sets of planning rules that govern new mining projects . |