Example sentences of "and he only [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cobalt said wryly : ‘ Yes , and he only told me about it because I paid him . ’ |
| 2 | It was always touch and go whether he would be fit to take his place , and he only got the nod after coming through a trial game without any problems . |
| 3 | It was always touch and go whether he would be fit to take his place , and he only got the nod after coming through a trial game without any problems . |
| 4 | And he 's still , one bloke went bankrupt , and he only got amount off him , he 's telling me the other week , he 's , he 's still five thousand pounds owing to him , though , work he did twelve months ago |
| 5 | During the following two weeks his speech improved and he began to use a few more simple words , but subsequently " a block in his speech appeared " and he only said " aw-caw and " yes ' and " no " . |
| 6 | I have marmalade on toast right and he only said this morning and he said do n't forget the marmalade , he 's chucking the jar out . |
| 7 | Maybe he thought that since there 'd been sixty-odd quid in my bag there 'd be more on my person , and he only had to wait till I nodded off and then he 'd nick it and away . |
| 8 | We were a large family of seven and my father worked on the railway and he only had two pounds a week , but we could make three pounds and ten shillings just at the weekend by working the clubs . |
| 9 | And he only had to wait a couple of erm points left on his licence so if I 'd taken the dangerous thriving or something he could have lost his licence but erm that 's besides the point . |
| 10 | They were n't desperate or anything , but nothing like Dad , and he only had the farm to run . |
| 11 | Hitler was fit only for the loony bin , his generals would kill him within five minutes if he ever declared war , and he only had one ball . |
| 12 | Last night you had two fillets of plaice and he only had one . |
| 13 | Here is Lawrence , bowls this one on the leg stump , push there , the short play , fielded by Morris and that 's a wicket er that was eighteen , DaSilva a hundred and sixteen minutes and he only had one four and if we remember his first innings when he scored forty-two , with seven fours and he was in only for that , thirty-something minutes , was it ? |
| 14 | In order to escape payment Beamish fled the country and he only returned to Britain at irregular intervals from then on . |
| 15 | She did that for half an hour and he only came round for a short time . |
| 16 | Short was such a brilliant child player that he was paying tax on his winnings at 12 — although schoolwork came less easily and he only managed four O-levels . |
| 17 | I 've heard in fac er in my factory , I 've heard it in other places , right , when a temporary l temporary or casual worker goes down the road , or a part-timer work 's cut short , ah it 's only a casual and he only expected to be here for a few weeks . |
| 18 | He was probably going to start bleeding like a pig the instant the barb was out , and he only hoped — |
| 19 | And he only found out from one of his operatives who had seen Bernard at Beirut Airport last night . ’ |
| 20 | And he only charged sixpence . |
| 21 | Well Raymond bought one up Myrtle Road , and he only paid twenty three quid for it and she left all furniture and everything ! |
| 22 | I did two steaks and he only wanted one . |
| 23 | However , unknown to Lee , under his ball were bramble runners , so that when he came down to it , his hand got turned and he only moved the ball a few inches . |
| 24 | ‘ I allowed him to think I already knew the bare bones of it , and he only discussed it then because he was fond of you , so do n't go all stiff and prickly again . ’ |