Example sentences of "[noun sg] [was/were] only [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Much of our knowledge of Beaker burials derives from excavations conducted in the last century , when the principles of good archaeological practice were only just beginning to be formulated . |
| 2 | The man behind the wheel was only too willing to oblige . |
| 3 | That something was weighing on his mind was only too evident , and she quite forgot her own worries in her concern for him . |
| 4 | These were the basic tools of Mr Kronweiser 's research , and the study was only just big enough to hold them and him . |
| 5 | The rule was only recently repealed in 1987 , for the exhibition , ‘ The Age of Sultan Suleyman , the Magnificent ’ . |
| 6 | The fact that he won re-election suggested that the working-class independent unionist vote was only temporarily lodged with the DUP while Johnny McQuade was alive . |
| 7 | ‘ What you did to that boat was only marginally less criminal than what you tried to do to me . |
| 8 | Yes , the st the er cargo boat would tow the small boat cos the small boat was only about twelve foot long , twelve to sixteen feet , all different sizes rowing boats then . |
| 9 | But the detective superintendent was only too aware of how double-edged a weapon irony could be when deployed against a bunch of journalists . |
| 10 | Industry was only slightly ahead at 29.5 per cent , and the transport sector — the fastest growing source of carbon dioxide — was third with 23.5 per cent . |
| 11 | In 1980 , UK bank-lending to industry was only around 22% of GDP , whereas in France the figure was 30% , in West Germany almost 34% and in Japan around 51% . |
| 12 | Nizan was only too pleased to attack fascism with the same verve as he had until then been attacking the " evils " of social democracy . |
| 13 | ( My italics ) Nizan was only too willing to share Azana 's conviction that Republican Spain would ultimately be victorious , but as always the bottom line was collective security . |
| 14 | And at the same time the racing of her blood was only partly fear , and she could see that he knew it , that he had discovered this power and tuned it to performance pitch , that the insults were a kind of invitation , the display of force a plea turned upside down , and she also wanted , because she longed to please , to take off her clothes then and there and let him down from his prideful pose , and soothe him with her obedience to his rage . |
| 15 | However , Kent County Council pointed out that even the higher figure was only just over 1% of daily lorry movements in the county . |
| 16 | The wind was only slightly stronger and the reservoir a little choppier , but most of the others were out already and managing fine , so I saw no reason why we could n't do the same . |
| 17 | The traditional Grand Tour of the young nobleman had not yet even the Grand Hotel in common with the tourism of the capitalist era , partly because this institution was only now developing — initially as often as not in connection with a railway — partly because noblemen hardly deigned to stop at inns . |
| 18 | ( In fact , sets right at the top of this range were only rarely included in the testing programme . ) |
| 19 | But that basket were only half full and it cost me a quid for what were in the basket . |
| 20 | It has already been noted that Kandyan and Roman-Dutch criminal law were only briefly valid in British courts . |
| 21 | These majorities in the legislature were only marginally less favourable to the president than those enjoyed by Lyndon Johnson after the 1964 election . |
| 22 | Royal Ballerina was only just touched off by Intrepidity in the English Oaks and then was runner-up again in the Irish version when Weymss Bright triumphed . |
| 23 | Royal Ballerina was only just touched off by Intrepidity in the English Oaks and then was runner-up again in the Irish version when Weymss Bright triumphed . |
| 24 | By the end of the decade Monroe 's marriage was only just hanging together . |
| 25 | And she looked with interest at the walls which , in the strong morning light the sun was only just leaving one of them — seemed that they might start sprouting mushrooms . |
| 26 | The steady gaze was only just beginning to show a hint of scorn . |
| 27 | My wife and I went to Poona and for nine months took charge of the Willingdon Soldiers ' Club , at a time when welfare and amenities work was only just beginning . |
| 28 | In the event , this plan was only partially successful , for the rebels failed to achieve their objectives in Madrid ; in the important commercial and industrial cities of Barcelona and Valencia ; and in the mining and manufacturing provinces of Asturias and the Basque Country . |
| 29 | Cos pan bread was only about three quarters of an hour . |
| 30 | The act was only narrowly passed by the parliament and Khomeini denounced it as a " document for the enslavement of Iran . " |