Example sentences of "that it [was/were] only [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such was the strength of Japan 's negotiating position that it was only marginally weakened by an attempt on the life of the elder statesman Li Hongzhang , leader of the Chinese delegation . |
| 2 | The explanation given by Grant was that attempts to contact Brady ahead of making public the board 's move had failed , though he accepted that it was only right the manager be the first to know . |
| 3 | Tug lay very still and concentrated on breathing and the voice went on , so softly that it was only just possible to hear it , even though Doyle 's face was right up against his ear . |
| 4 | He looked at his watch and saw to his amazement that it was only just after ten . |
| 5 | My impression of Rangoon in those first days was that it was only just beginning to come to life again , with everyone rather hopeless about the difficulties involved . |
| 6 | I had made up a sort of flattened octopus-like creature , with electrically lit eyes , which we stretched out onto a frame and placed in a shallow trough of water so that it was only just submerged . |
| 7 | It seemed incredible that it was only just a week since she 'd arrived , Luce thought . |
| 8 | The trouble is , ’ said Owen , ‘ that it was only partly successful . |
| 9 | That it was only ever your money ? ’ |
| 10 | She did love Alexander , deeply and passionately , and suddenly it seemed quite natural to say so , in spite of the fact that it was only so recently that she had dared to look her love in the face . |
| 11 | It seems that it was only yesterday that singer/songwriter/activist Sinead O'Connor was at the top of the charts and could ‘ do not wrong ’ as far as the record buying public goes . |