Example sentences of "[prep] [pers pn] [was/were] only [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All those who were doing Advanced Level French were encouraged to go , and most of them were only too glad to do so , because the trip was both cheap and co-educational . |
| 2 | They had stayed in the abbey kicking their heels and helping with administrative tasks to pay their way ; now , one of them was only too happy to take the letter and ride south with Corbett 's instructions ringing in his ears . |
| 3 | I could put it in it were only about ten inches long and I I made it and tapered it erm on a lathe , I put it my ear and side of casing and I could hear all what were going on inside . |
| 4 | When it met officials from the Department of Trade and Industry last year to urge that areas of the seabed close to the coastline and islands of Wales be withdrawn from the licensing round it was only partially successful . |
| 5 | ‘ What would you do if you were going with someone and you liked them but you did n't love them or anything but you were only really going with them because if you did n't you 'd get so much heat … ’ |