Example sentences of "but [pron] [vb past] only [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But she had only checked in a very recent volume . |
| 2 | Maybe she had been too outspoken , but she had only stated the truth . |
| 3 | But she had only gone two steps when Guido spoke again . |
| 4 | If you bought six cans , you got one free , but she 'd only wanted tomato anyway and that was n't part of the offer . |
| 5 | Nora had insisted that they ‘ do ’ every shop in Oxford Street , starting at Marble Arch , but they had only reached Selfridges when the impracticality of the scheme became obvious . |
| 6 | But they had only done their own jobs . |
| 7 | Tony 's GP had prescribed the medication for his sleeping difficulties , but he had only taken it on two occasions , finding the tablets to be of little help . |
| 8 | Then John Gielgud opened in a Barrie play , but he had only got into the third act when the siren went . |
| 9 | I found out he 'd fired his caddie John Moorhouse and then he 'd tried a German lad , but he 'd only lasted the practice round ! |
| 10 | Er it was known by archaeologists and the Royal Commission of Ancient and Historical Monuments had done a survey , but it had only done a very brief survey , and they said this is part of something left of a medieval building here . |
| 11 | He had tried to give her an injection but it had only made her more hysterical . |