Example sentences of "[coord] they [was/were] only [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There 's a shortage of teachers in Germany as well as here and they were only too glad to see me . |
| 2 | Increasingly cut off from the Eastern churches , and with Carthage eclipsed , Rome could become the unchallenged teacher and mistress of new nations ; and they were only too prepared to learn . |
| 3 | On one site the author recalls contacting the oldest locals , who advised that a site had only flooded once in living memory and they were only too pleased to point out a ’ flood line ’ still just visible on a number of buildings in the area after 30 years . |
| 4 | But they were only slightly injured . |
| 5 | But they were only slightly injured . |
| 6 | But they were only just beginning . |
| 7 | But they were only there a short time . |
| 8 | But they were only relatively cheap because at the time I made that change musician union . |