Example sentences of "[is] only [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That 's only partly paid for by government and social services and Michael has no other income |
| 2 | As Russia 's only properly elected leader ever , he should hesitate before putting himself outside the law . |
| 3 | Oh not now that you 've moved that off actually , it 's only when sitting there |
| 4 | It 's only just boiled has n't it ? |
| 5 | It 's only just cooked on the fire . |
| 6 | You 're never going to make me sound like a human being , because people like to think I 'm Dracula 's mother but I did have a rotten time at the start and it 's only just getting better . |
| 7 | Well she 's only just joined the human race when she 's had a fag and a cup of coffee . |
| 8 | He grew his first ones as a young child in 1936 and modestly claims he 's only just beginning to get the hang of it now . |
| 9 | It 's only just dawning . |
| 10 | And then do n't , you no need take her home you see , because it 's only just picking her up on a Tuesday . |
| 11 | He 's only just lent it to me to use during this week . |
| 12 | " But she 's only just met me . " |
| 13 | Cos the day 's only just begun ! |
| 14 | ’ Oh , it 's only just blown up . |
| 15 | After all , she 's only just heard of it herself . ’ |
| 16 | She 's only just moved to Berlin so I do n't know much about her — these provincials … |
| 17 | It 's only just launched the Sigma but is already pressing Japan for more volume , and pretty soon will have the new-generation Shoguns . |
| 18 | as has been mentioned , which has been something that often has been composed by women and transmitted by women , and there 's recently been an anthology published of Scottish womens poetry , I think that 's a tradition and is perhaps related to second point , the fact that the material 's only just becoming available to us . |
| 19 | The Cross-Rail and channel tunnel high speed link are at nothing like the state of preparedness of Jubilee Line , that 's going ahead now after a lot of work , er th it it will not be the case er it that you can do either of those very quickly , Cross-Rail 's only just started going through the House of Commons . |
| 20 | He 's only just started . |
| 21 | Six months , and you 'll be , three fifty , and she 's only just started getting three quid . |
| 22 | That 's only just gon na do it is n't it ? |
| 23 | There 's only just gon na be enough . |
| 24 | Oh she 's only just having |
| 25 | It 's only just occurred to me erm , somebody mentioned that new members of staff , and the support staff ever since , but it need n't necessarily be arrive . |
| 26 | It 's a long time ago but you know the trial 's only just finished . |
| 27 | He 's only just left this pub , and moved to Wembley , but I do n't know whereabouts , ’ the bilingual landlord had told me . |
| 28 | ‘ She 's always telephoning her , even if she 's only just left the house . ’ |
| 29 | It 's only just dawned on me now how he 's got to that . |
| 30 | It 's only just dawned on me , he conned me into posting his mail . |