Example sentences of "mother was only " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her mother was only about 21 at the time — she had been married when only 13 . |
| 2 | Aunt M. nags and nags , and Uncle John said outright that he did n't see why they should have to be responsible for me , when Mother was only half-sister to Aunt Millicent . |
| 3 | She opened the front door and stepped out into the corridor , which was more private than the flat if mother was only pretending to be asleep , which was possible . |
| 4 | My mother was only a sad woman in an old photograph , younger then than I was now . |
| 5 | The training lasted only four months , but during that time the young mother was only able to spend one precious afternoon a week with her babies . |