Example sentences of "his [noun] [vb past] only [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alan commented that his branch had only had one political talk in the previous year , and even then the councillor had spoken about aircraft . |
| 2 | Siraj-ud-Daula could not have been defeated — if that is the word for the collapse of his army — and destroyed if he had not alienated his subjects by being unreliable and vacillating , without any signs of charm or kindness to make up for it , but the decisive fact was that the British had fought him , while his subjects had only deserted him and waited to see who would win . |
| 3 | Certainly the picture of him during this period is of a man haunted by guilt and remorse ; it seems that he felt he had no right to happiness , and the death of his wife had only served to convince him that he had done some irreparable harm to another human being , for which he must undergo a period of punishment . |
| 4 | His kiss had thrilled and excited her , and the brief time she had spent in his arms had only increased her desire , leaving her aching to know him better . |
| 5 | Many analysts believed that Cedras and his colleagues had only taken charge in order to prevent themselves from being swept away by events , and some senior commanders had reportedly refused to join Cedras in the ruling junta . |
| 6 | How could she tell this hostile man that his brother had only suggested she pretend to be his fiancée as they 'd turned into the long drive leading up to Rocamar ? |