Example sentences of "had only [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Inzamam really had only himself to blame , reaching wide to drive and nicking to Hick , who held No. 1 of his record-equalling half-dozen catches . |
| 2 | A Northern Constabulary spokesman said Mr Nicholls had only himself to blame for his ordeal . |
| 3 | Anyone who did not read Miss Post 's book before their first voyage had only themselves to blame for sartorial gaffes . |
| 4 | Marconi thus had a special importance because it provided an issue of corruption that could not be turned back by Liberals against the Unionists , and for this the Liberals had only themselves to blame . |
| 5 | Mind you , I felt a bit mean at being amused , but after all they had only themselves to blame . |
| 6 | I was sorry for her , but in my opinion she had only herself to blame for being in such a mess , and I was smugly self-satisfied that the problems were hers and not mine . |
| 7 | She was sick with wretchedness , convinced she had only herself to blame — and of course the devastating effect Paula had on men — but still puzzled that it could have ended so suddenly without a word of explanation on his part . |
| 8 | She had only herself to blame , she knew . |
| 9 | She stifled the inevitable tears of self-pity , only too aware that she had only herself to blame … |
| 10 | She had only herself to blame . |
| 11 | She had only herself to blame : she said that herself too waking up in her deck-chair . |
| 12 | Even when he knew she was speaking the truth about Dana he would continue to think she was out for all she could get , and she had only herself to blame . |
| 13 | Well , she had only herself to blame , she thought , trying to be philosophical . |