Example sentences of "[noun sg] that [pron] only [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here is an extract from the minutes of January 10 : ‘ J Peeke brought to the attention of the committee that she only had one set of keys , not two like stated at the Christmas Party when a councillor asked where the Space Invaders keys were so they could have a few free games . ’ |
| 2 | After much ‘ mickey-taking ’ , I informed every lady that I only bought one in order to get some change for Sue to go to the toilet ( 25p a time — whatever happened to the expression ‘ spending a penny ’ ) . |
| 3 | We had failed to locate a single prahu master , or " nakoda " , who had been anywhere near them , or had the slightest interest in doing so , and it was now so late in the west monsoon that there only remained another six weeks before we would no longer be able to depart without risking the winds dying and starting to reverse themselves before we had reached our destination . |
| 4 | Indeed the Court of Appeal in Phekoo expressed the opinion that it only applied to rape but I hope that one might interpret that to mean ‘ rape-like offences ’ , that is all offences where the mistake in question relates to a circumstance qualified by mens rea . |
| 5 | In one case the author was involved in , the widow ( after the deed of variation ) was able to convince the CTO that she only considered making the gifts back after a cocktail party she attended and at which the topic of conversation was inheritance tax . |
| 6 | The Quorn , opposing them , had rumbled Drew 's Exocet weapon , and spent the match giving Perdita so much hassle that she only hit the ball twice . |
| 7 | For Jay , many things in life had been easy , a walk-over , ; she had leapt over and through the academic hurdles and hoops of childhood and teenage with a lazy facility that she only realised later . |
| 8 | P C as he then was , P M as he now is gave evidence that he only shouted armed police once . |
| 9 | Then she had to imagine switching on the light in that cupboard under the stairs and taking a couple of steps forward so that she was just inside — but with the door open to the hall and with the knowledge that she only had to take a single large step back to be out there again . |
| 10 | AY 's defence centred around the claim that it only owed a duty of care to Alkar , as its auditor , and not to WG , even though it also audited the WG group accounts . |
| 11 | Sometimes too he would take duck and geese as they floated on some high lochan , coming on them so low along the ground that they only saw him when the massive darkness of his wings came over the peat edge and shadowed out their life . |
| 12 | I suddenly felt an immense relief that I only had one more charter to complete for Cutwater , and that I would then be free of these men . |
| 13 | On Saturday morning I was in such a hurry that I only said a quick goodbye to my family , before setting out to walk the few miles into town for the London coach . |
| 14 | Mr Rochester was in such a hurry that he only allowed me a short time to put on my wedding dress and veil . |
| 15 | I am told that Piper were so glad to land this important order that they only charged an additional £5 per aircraft for the modification . |
| 16 | Yes er I think that er notwithstanding the fact that we only spoke about the er incentive scheme on occasions , we reserved our er judgment as to when we would apply to the management to discuss certain matters . |
| 17 | Cos the fact that they only went down there , came back and were milling around waiting I would n't have been a bit surprised cos the car was a filthy old car . |
| 18 | He used to try and learn other players ' licks from the radio and this process was hampered by the fact that he only had one pass in which to do so . |
| 19 | He was n't blind to the fact that he only had to say , ‘ What are you doing tonight ? ’ and he need n't be alone anymore . |
| 20 | The Clarion 's offices were small and dingy , but despite this , and the fact that it only appeared once a week , the magazine had a large and growing circulation because of the crusading character of its editor , J. D. O'Connor , who had been a leading journalist with the Morning Post before he had struck out on his own , financed by money left to him by his land-owning father . |