Example sentences of "[coord] [was/were] only [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | National campaigns , like the support for Edward VIII during the abdication crisis of 1936 , and the portrayal of the BUF as a peace movement in the later 1930s , either fell on deaf ears or were only partially successful in changing the focus of fascist politics from the parish pump and the anti-immigrant concerns of the East End of London to wider issues . |
| 2 | On Sunday , August 14th. 1682 , Richard Baxter was in great pain and weakness , and was only just able to preach twice . |
| 3 | What she craved was the security of marriage and was only too pleased when Charles began to take her seriously during the summer of 1980 . |
| 4 | The present landlord was all too eager to keep up his predecessor 's reputation in the matter of hollands , and was only too delighted to dispense it to as many Lionisers who requested it . |
| 5 | The following day , having asked some leading questions of our local newsagent — Mr Bales always seemed to know exactly what was going on in the terrace and was only too happy to share his knowledge with anyone who wanted to pass the time of day — I presented myself at the offices of John D. Wood in Mount Street . |
| 6 | I ran out of the department , and was only vaguely aware of the sudden uncanny silence and the way legs were moved aside and doors held open . |
| 7 | She loved the speed but was only too aware of the danger of slipping into a hypnotic daze . |